Learn the Sky | How to Find the Sickle Asterism in Leo the Lion Constellation @learnthesky | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Leo the Lion is one of the easiest constellations to find in the night sky. It contains the SICKLE asterism, and it is easy to see this well-defined crescent shape. In this video, explore the shape of this asterism, get practice finding it in the night sky, and make connections to help you remember this star pattern.

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - Asterism Definition
3:57 - Practice finding the Sickle using Stellarium
7:28 - Internet Rabbit Hole on Sickles
12:38 - Review of the Sickle Asterism

Links mentioned in this video
▶ Bill Burr talking about sickles: youtu.be/FaLTWW_yEG4
▶ Leo the Lion Constellation (Updated): bit.ly/LearntheSky-Leo-Constellation
Photo Credits:
▶Soviet Union Flag: By СССР - pravo.levonevsky.org/. Construction sheet: Construction sheet of the flag of the Soviet Union.png., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=343687
▶ Grim Reaper new article: By Unknown author - Bibliothèque nationale de France, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1606628
▶ Sickle Cell Anemia: By Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA - Sickle Cell AnemiaUploaded by CFCF, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30104460
▶ Sickle Cutting Wheat: By Wolfgang Sauber - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53278157
Types of Sickles: By Frontera hispano-portuguesa (FRONTESPO) - Instrumentos para segar, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53137207
▶ Serrated Neolithic Sickle: By Wolfgang Sauber - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7260399
Neolithic Sickle: By Gary Todd - flickr.com/photos/101561334@N08/29344972258/, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78721058
Winter and Spring Night Sky: By Севостьянов Иван - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39928483
▶ Leo the Lion Constellation: By BreakdownDiode - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=100180602
▶ Sickle with rusty nail: By Sickle_hanging_from_a_rusty_nail_at_Ardeshir's_farm.jpg: Christopher Walker from Bielsko-Biala, Polandderivative work: Amada44 talk to me - Sickle_hanging_from_a_rusty_nail_at_Ardeshir's_farm.jpg, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15353423
▶ Modern Day Sickle: By Yoshi Canopus - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67199172
▶ Sharpening Sickle: By Chmee2 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1909543
▶ Sickle Cutting Wheat: By Lucyin - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50033382

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