Mapping the Northern Sky

CosmicShadow an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Understanding what is in the sky and what's around it is a fun skill to have, you can always tell which direction is what, the time of year (in case you forgot) and the time of night, assuming you are looking outside frequently enough to notice the change. You can even tell how much time has past if you are in the same spot and have a point of reference (like in a hot tub facing a tall tree) using your hand to measure. You can use Stellarium on your computer or phone to help see what's up there as well as a planisphere to know exactly what is up today at your lattitude and where it is at what hour.

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tmseidman an hour ago | parent [-]

Would be a very cool skill to have. And if you travel, you would get to see the differences in night skies in various places.

	▲	dylan604 2 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		The fun one to me is realizing how much higher Polaris is in the sky the further north you go. I saw the Big Dipper which guided me to it. Which is actually one of those skills. There are a few constellations that can be used as guides to find other objects along with using your and to measure and you can navigate pretty efficiently. https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/measuring-the-sky-by-h...

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lucagiftzek 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That sounds pretty interesting as a project. I could see it a lot also as a phone app.

	▲	tmseidman an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I believe this map was built with information from Stellarium, which is also available as an app, funnily enough!

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