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Old 03-23-2011, 04:26 AM   #407 (permalink)
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Caroline giggled and stuck out her tongue. hehee She found it first. She was just picking around about finding it. She looked again for a constellation. When Helena said that she found another one. Wow she could work fast. She stopped to watch her write in her notebook.

She went back to work on her quest to find constellations. She had one down and four more to go. She looked there for a minute she was sure she seen a UFO or maybe it was a shooting star. She liked the UFO theory better. She looked some more. Oh theres Orion. Thank merlin, She wasn't looking over far enough.

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"I found Orion." she said pulling her notebook over and flipping the pages of Helena's book. She looked up for a moment to speak to her."Yor wasn't looking for Orion too, were you?" she picked and giggled. She was having way to much fun for assignment. She wrote in her notebook.

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Caroline M. Scott
Slytherin Year 5
Astronomy extra credit assignment

5 constellations


1. Scorpius--sometimes known as Scorpio, is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for scorpion.. It lies between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east. It is a large constellation located in the southern hemisphere near the center of the Milky Way. Scorpius contains many bright stars.

time recorded: 10:06

2.Orion--is often referred to as The Hunter, is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous, and most recognizable constellations in the night sky. Its name refers to Orion, a hunter in Greek mythology.

time recorded 10:42
Helena grinned when Caroline asked her about Orion. "No, I wasn't looking for that one." But she was still looking for Scorpius. That one seemed to run away from Helena, or something like that. Hmph.

The girl scanned again the sky, but she couldn't find anything for quite a few minutes. It was slightly getting late and she was tired. But she'll stay up for as long as it takes to look for the fifth constellation.

And there it was! A small, tiny cross. That was definitely Crux. "I found Crux," she said happily, then noted this one down as well.

SPOILER!!: Notes

Helena Beatrix Ariana Hopkins
Slytherin, first year

Constellations

1. Aquarius; a constellation of the zodiac, situated between Capricorn and Pisces. Also one of the oldest known.
Hour spotted: 8.48PM

2. Pisces; another constellation of the zodiac. It lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east.
Hour spotted: 9.04PM

3. Lyra; a small constellation, but its principal star, Vega, is one of the brightest in the sky. Beginning at the north, Lyra is bordered by the Dragon Draco, the Greek hero Hercules, the little fox Vulpecula and Cygnus the swan.
Hour spotted: 9.52PM

4. Hydra; the largest of the 88 modern constellations. It has a long history, having been included among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy. It is commonly represented as a water snake.
Hour spotted: 10.23PM

5. Crux; the smallest of the 88 modern constellations, but is one of the most distinctive. Its name is Latin for cross, and it is dominated by a cross-shaped asterism that is commonly known as the Southern Cross.
Hour spotted: 10.44PM


"So... that would be my fifth constellation." Soooo her assignment was done. "But I think I'll stay a little bit more to look for Scorpius." Yes, she's going to stay there alllll night if needed.
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