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Week 08 · Orion the Hunter

Wednesday

Never at the same time
// A winter giant and a summer triangle
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Never at the same time

Rocket wants to see Orion and Scorpius on the same night.

Raven checks the season table. "What do you notice about their seasons?"

Nova hums. "Hint: one belongs to winter. One belongs to summer."

Orion and Scorpius

Orion fills winter evenings.

Scorpius fills summer evenings, low in the south.

From where we live, you never see them at the same time.

When one is up, the other is hidden.

Sky partner factTrue or false?
Orion is a winter star group.?
Scorpius is a summer star group.?
You can see both high together on one evening.?
Scorpius stays low in the south for us.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe seasons decide which star groups are up.
WHICH ONE?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
It is a summer evening. Which star group can you look for?
It is a winter evening. Which star group can you look for?
Scorpius has a red heart
The bright star in Scorpius is Antares.
It looks reddish orange.

The Winter Triangle

Winter has a triangle too.

It is made of Betelgeuse, Sirius and Procyon.

Sirius is the brightest star in our sky.

Orion's belt points down toward Sirius.

WINTER AND SUMMER
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which star is in the Winter Triangle?
What color is Antares?
Which way does Orion's belt point to find Sirius?
Orion is up tonight. Is Scorpius up too?
HOP TO SIRIUS
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
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Star partnerTrue or false?
Betelgeuse is in the Winter Triangle.?
Sirius is the brightest star in our sky.?
Antares is a blue star.?
Scorpius is high in the north.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESeasons bring their own bright star shapes.
Try it
On one side of a paper, make Orion with dots.
On the other side, make Scorpius with a red dot for Antares.
Flip it over. You can never see both at once!
Draw Orion in a winter sky and Scorpius in a summer sky.

You learned the sky partners! Tomorrow: a summer triangle.

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