We The Curious | How to find Boötes, Leo and Ursa Minor | Spring Night Sky Guide 2013 | We The Curious @wethecurious | Uploaded March 2013 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
Ross gives a tour of the Spring Night Sky, including the constellations Boötes, Leo and Ursa Minor, as well as the visible planets this season. Learn about the planet Saturn, its rings and some tips on finding it for yourself.
This video was written by: Lee Pullen, Planetarium Officer, and Ross Exton.
Produced and presented by: Ross Exton, Live Science Video Producer.
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We The Curious is an idea and a place for everyone. We’re all about asking questions, being playful and testing things out. An educational charity that removes boundaries around science - connecting art, people, everything, in a united culture of curiosity.
Find out more: wethecurious.org
Would you like to know more?
Zooniverse is a collection of projects that lets you help professional astronomers and maybe make a real discovery. Visit zooniverse.org to get started.
Stellarium is a planetarium program for your computer, showing a realistic 3D sky just as you would see if looking with your eyes or a telescope. Best of all, it's completely free. Download it at stellarium.org
Heavens Above is a website for you to create customised sky maps and see when satellites like the International Space Station and Iridium flares will be visible. Try it at heavens-above.com
Smartphone apps for astronomy are excellent ways to help you navigate the night sky.
Google Sky Map for Android and Planets for iPhones are free apps to start you off in the right direction.
The Bristol Astronomical Society is a group of local stargazers who are always keen to help beginners.
Find out more via bristolastrosoc.org.uk
Images courtesy of NASA and Stellarium, used under Creative Commons and Fair Use
Music: Provided courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
Ross gives a tour of the Spring Night Sky, including the constellations Boötes, Leo and Ursa Minor, as well as the visible planets this season. Learn about the planet Saturn, its rings and some tips on finding it for yourself.
This video was written by: Lee Pullen, Planetarium Officer, and Ross Exton.
Produced and presented by: Ross Exton, Live Science Video Producer.
Twitter: twitter.com/we_the_curious
Facebook: facebook.com/wethecurious
We The Curious is an idea and a place for everyone. We’re all about asking questions, being playful and testing things out. An educational charity that removes boundaries around science - connecting art, people, everything, in a united culture of curiosity.
Find out more: wethecurious.org
Would you like to know more?
Zooniverse is a collection of projects that lets you help professional astronomers and maybe make a real discovery. Visit zooniverse.org to get started.
Stellarium is a planetarium program for your computer, showing a realistic 3D sky just as you would see if looking with your eyes or a telescope. Best of all, it's completely free. Download it at stellarium.org
Heavens Above is a website for you to create customised sky maps and see when satellites like the International Space Station and Iridium flares will be visible. Try it at heavens-above.com
Smartphone apps for astronomy are excellent ways to help you navigate the night sky.
Google Sky Map for Android and Planets for iPhones are free apps to start you off in the right direction.
The Bristol Astronomical Society is a group of local stargazers who are always keen to help beginners.
Find out more via bristolastrosoc.org.uk
Images courtesy of NASA and Stellarium, used under Creative Commons and Fair Use
Music: Provided courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
