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WhittyBitty · 02-07-2012, 08:14 PM

Amelia was fully aware that the Whomping Willow wasn't exactly the safest spot to do star gazing, but she had still decided to come here anyway. She made sure that she situated herself far enough away from the tree that if it decided to become violent, she and her telescope would not suffer the consequences. One really could never be too sure about these things when there were other people who could potentially set the Willow off.

Once she had found an area that she deemed suitable, she started setting her telescope up. It was a really nice one that her parents had got her at Diagon Alley this past summer because her old one had a crack in the lens. She had not had the chance to use it properly yet, so she was excited to use it. She worked slowly and meticulously making sure that she placed the telescope down on a level piece of ground.

When she was done, she pulled out her Astronomy notes. She wanted to look at the constellation Hydrus tonight. She had been reading about the different constellations, and she had learned that there was one called Hydrus and one called Hydra. Hydrus meant "male water snake", and Hydra meant "female water snake". Both constellations made her think of Slytherin and Zayden, so she wanted to look at them. It also didn't hurt that she had heard that there were at least five planets orbiting one of the stars of Hydrus; maybe she'd be lucky and manage to spot one of them.

Hydrus was easiest to see in December so that was perfect for her at the moment, but Hydra was easiest to see in April so she wanted to wait a few more months so that she could see it at its best; that was how she liked looking at all of her constellations.

Looking at her Astronomy notes, she found the coordinates:

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Right Ascension: 2 hours
Declination: -75 degrees
Visible between latitudes 5 and -90 degrees
Best seen in December (at 9:00 PM)

Amelia adjusted her telescope to the coordinates and started scanning the skies until she found the constellation that she had been looking for. Though it was very faint and almost impossible for her to see. She hoped that Hydra would prove to be a lot easier since it was a lot bigger than Hydrus.

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WhittyBitty DMT & DMAC Wrackspurt Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 237,094 Hogwarts RPG Name: Madison Valentine Fifth Year x12 x9	Post #3 - Mystery Telescope Challenge ♥s her SS family l Wifey is MINE \| Naughty Niffler l Whittysaur l #awkwardturtle<# Amelia was fully aware that the Whomping Willow wasn't exactly the safest spot to do star gazing, but she had still decided to come here anyway. She made sure that she situated herself far enough away from the tree that if it decided to become violent, she and her telescope would not suffer the consequences. One really could never be too sure about these things when there were other people who could potentially set the Willow off. Once she had found an area that she deemed suitable, she started setting her telescope up. It was a really nice one that her parents had got her at Diagon Alley this past summer because her old one had a crack in the lens. She had not had the chance to use it properly yet, so she was excited to use it. She worked slowly and meticulously making sure that she placed the telescope down on a level piece of ground. When she was done, she pulled out her Astronomy notes. She wanted to look at the constellation Hydrus tonight. She had been reading about the different constellations, and she had learned that there was one called Hydrus and one called Hydra. Hydrus meant "male water snake", and Hydra meant "female water snake". Both constellations made her think of Slytherin and Zayden, so she wanted to look at them. It also didn't hurt that she had heard that there were at least five planets orbiting one of the stars of Hydrus; maybe she'd be lucky and manage to spot one of them. Hydrus was easiest to see in December so that was perfect for her at the moment, but Hydra was easiest to see in April so she wanted to wait a few more months so that she could see it at its best; that was how she liked looking at all of her constellations. Looking at her Astronomy notes, she found the coordinates: Quote: Right Ascension: 2 hours Declination: -75 degrees Visible between latitudes 5 and -90 degrees Best seen in December (at 9:00 PM) Amelia adjusted her telescope to the coordinates and started scanning the skies until she found the constellation that she had been looking for. Though it was very faint and almost impossible for her to see. She hoped that Hydra would prove to be a lot easier since it was a lot bigger than Hydrus. __________________ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯