Minerva put her blanket out and sat down opening her book. The night air was cold. She opened her book and tried to figure out what she could see in November. There were a few constellations to find in November. She looked up and put her hand up trying to figure out the latitude she was looking at. There was the Polaris so that would be where her finger went and then her thumb was 20 degrees apart if she was saying it right. She looked down at her book again. hmm she wasn't sure, it was so cold she couldn't think clearly. Minerva put down her book frustrated she was just lost tonight. She couldn't figure out which way was what. So she laid back and just looked at the clear sky. All the stars were so bright and pretty. She kind of wished she wasn't alone with the darkness around. She checked her watch 9 p.m. that was the best time to see the constellations. She looked back up at the sky and began to trace stars with her finger. Minerva was about to give up when she traced one more group and then traced it again. Then again, hmmm that looks like it's making something. She sat up and took out her notebook and began to sketch.


Once she was done she looked at the sketch then at her book. That looked like Phoenix. She pulled her book closer and compared the sketch to the picture in the book. Then she looked up at the sky again. If that is the phoenix she thought to her self then it has to be a latitude of 30 degrees so that means if I put my hand up again that it would go right there. She smiled as she realized that she did find the phoenix constellation.