The Big Cat in the Sky | February 28 - March 6
Season 45 Episode 9 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ201 1 Minute Feb 28 March 6, 2022 “The Big Cat in the Sky”
Star Gazers STGZ201 1 Minute Feb 28 March 6, 2022 “The Big Cat in the Sky”
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Star Gazers is presented by your local public television station.
Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation
The Big Cat in the Sky | February 28 - March 6
Season 45 Episode 9 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ201 1 Minute Feb 28 March 6, 2022 “The Big Cat in the Sky”
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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THERE ARE SO MANY CONSTELLATIONS ABOVE US.
THE BEST WAY TO FIND A NEW CONSTELLATION IS TO STAR HOP FROM ONE WE KNOW TO WHAT WE RE LEARNING TODAY, LET S FIND LEO THE LION.
HIT THE SKIES AROUND EIGHT THIRTY AND FIND THE BIG DIPPER ASTERISM IN THE NORTHEAST.
THIS IS PART OF URSA MAJOR, THE GREAT BEAR.
IF YOU WERE TO USE THE STARS OF THE BOWL OF THE DIPPER AND DRAW A LINE TO YOUR RIGHT TO FIND BRIGHT STAR, REGULUS, AT THE BOTTOM OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE A BACKWARD QUESTION MARK!
THAT S THE FRIENDLY FELINE FACE OF LEO THE LION!
THE MARK, CALLED THE SICKLE IS THE HEAD, AND THE STAR TRIANGLE BELOW IT IS LEO S RUMP.
LEO HAS BEEN THOUGHT OF AS A LION IN THE WEST SINCE ANTIQUITY; ASTRONOMERS IN CHINA USED THE SICKLE AS PART OF XUANYUAN THE YELLOW DRAGON.
A POWERFUL CONSTELLATION NO MATTER WHERE YOU STAND.
ENJOY, AND KEEP LOOKIN UP!
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