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Hey Ju · 02-01-2012, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by affy7ann

Tayla was starting to get confused herself. She shook her head, took a deep breath, and organized her thoughts.

"Okay...let's review a little bit," she began, opening her book again. "We're looking for the constellation Cygnus, which is a swan. It's one of the most recognizable constellations in summer and autumn - it can be seen from the month of June to the month of November."

Tayla checked herself. It was still late October. So they were safe right?

"Albireo, the double star with blue and yellow components, is at the swan's head. The double star is seen as one by the naked eye, but clearly two using the telescope.

"Deneb, on the other hand, is at the swan's tail - and is one star of the summer triangle. Oh...and don't worry, Sophie. The summer triangle is visible in the evening well until November. It says here, a more neutral name for it is the 'Northern Triangle'."

Tayla nodded as she reviewed everything she had said.

She turned the page back at the photo she was showing Sophie. Pointing at it, she explained. "We can see the triangle clearly right here. Deneb is a part of that triangle and is the tail, so opposite that, here inside the triangle, is Albireo, the double star at the swan's head.

"Can you imagine it? The tail Deneb part of the triangle, then the wings of course, and moving inside the triangle, the swan's neck, and at the end, the swan's head Albireo."

Tayla hoped the younger girl understood. She handed the book to Sophie and looked up at the sky again, trying to spot Cygnus. She didn't think it would take too long to find, now with a little help from the book.

Sophie listened closely and nodded her head bunches of times as Tayla spoke. Constellation of Cygnus, which is a swan. Right. Double star was called Albireo. Right. Deneb is the brightest one, at the swan's tail and it's also one of the stars in that Summer Triangle, which can be called Northern Triangle. Okay. It all made sense to Sophie. That was a lot of information, but each of them kind of had a link with the other, so it made it all a little... less difficult.

"Right, so we can still see all of this..." She said, holding the book Tayla was handing to her and looking at the picture. "...this time of the year. Yeah, I can imagine it." It still sounded weird how people had seen all of these figures in the stars in the first place. The constellations didn't really remind Sophie of any of the animals they were named after.

"I hope we can find Cygnus!" She finally said, looking up at the sky, the book still opened on her hands. Walking to her telescope, she placed Tayla's book over the Gryffindor's bag. Sophie still thought that finding the Swan would be easier if they started from Little Dipper. Glancing once more at the constellation they had spotted earlier, she restarted looking for another bright star a little above and to the left side of Little Dipper. She had just decided they would find Cygnus no matter what. "I bet we can still see it today!" Sophie felt pretty confident.

02-01-2012, 03:54 AM	#108 (permalink)
Hey Ju DMAC & DMLE Bicorn Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Octopus's Garden Posts: 16,727 Hogwarts RPG Name: Scarlett Mordaunt Hufflepuff Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Brenna Kavanaugh Slytherin Second Year x8 x4	Telescope Challenge #10 Arts TRANSPONSTER! Quote: Originally Posted by affy7ann Tayla was starting to get confused herself. She shook her head, took a deep breath, and organized her thoughts. "Okay...let's review a little bit," she began, opening her book again. "We're looking for the constellation Cygnus, which is a swan. It's one of the most recognizable constellations in summer and autumn - it can be seen from the month of June to the month of November." Tayla checked herself. It was still late October. So they were safe right? "Albireo, the double star with blue and yellow components, is at the swan's head. The double star is seen as one by the naked eye, but clearly two using the telescope. "Deneb, on the other hand, is at the swan's tail - and is one star of the summer triangle. Oh...and don't worry, Sophie. The summer triangle is visible in the evening well until November. It says here, a more neutral name for it is the 'Northern Triangle'." Tayla nodded as she reviewed everything she had said. She turned the page back at the photo she was showing Sophie. Pointing at it, she explained. "We can see the triangle clearly right here. Deneb is a part of that triangle and is the tail, so opposite that, here inside the triangle, is Albireo, the double star at the swan's head. "Can you imagine it? The tail Deneb part of the triangle, then the wings of course, and moving inside the triangle, the swan's neck, and at the end, the swan's head Albireo." Tayla hoped the younger girl understood. She handed the book to Sophie and looked up at the sky again, trying to spot Cygnus. She didn't think it would take too long to find, now with a little help from the book. Sophie listened closely and nodded her head bunches of times as Tayla spoke. Constellation of Cygnus, which is a swan. Right. Double star was called Albireo. Right. Deneb is the brightest one, at the swan's tail and it's also one of the stars in that Summer Triangle, which can be called Northern Triangle. Okay. It all made sense to Sophie. That was a lot of information, but each of them kind of had a link with the other, so it made it all a little... less difficult. "Right, so we can still see all of this..." She said, holding the book Tayla was handing to her and looking at the picture. "...this time of the year. Yeah, I can imagine it." It still sounded weird how people had seen all of these figures in the stars in the first place. The constellations didn't really remind Sophie of any of the animals they were named after. "I hope we can find Cygnus!" She finally said, looking up at the sky, the book still opened on her hands. Walking to her telescope, she placed Tayla's book over the Gryffindor's bag. Sophie still thought that finding the Swan would be easier if they started from Little Dipper. Glancing once more at the constellation they had spotted earlier, she restarted looking for another bright star a little above and to the left side of Little Dipper. She had just decided they would find Cygnus no matter what. "I bet we can still see it today!" Sophie felt pretty confident.