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slytherus · 09-27-2011, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch

As the student's began shuffling to set up their telescopes Edvard took a few minutes to study his lesson plan. Hearing murmurs of difficulties with finding Mercury and some student's who worked like detectives he decided to step in to maybe clear away the confusion.

"Mercury is the little silver, white and brownish planet that is only visible a little time before dawn and is very close to/ right next to the Sun. How long do you all think it is till dawn?" Edvard asked as he shot a look out of the window at the horizon where then sun should soon come up.

Remembering a comment that the lion prefect had made he added "It can also help if you look for Jupiter or Venus first and then go from one of them to find Mercury like Miss Hollingberry was just explaining..."

"But yes normally Mercury is only visible for a short while at dawn but this is a wizarding school is it not and here anything is possible with the help of magic, right?"

Taking up his wand Edvard said "To help you focus your magical telescopes i'm going to teach you a focus spell for the lens called lens focalis. The wand movement is a swish and then tap motion on the telescope."
Taking out a telescope from the cupboard he demonstrated the wand movement slowly, showing the swish and then tap on the telescope. "lens focalis!" he said firmly. Turning to adress the student's again he said "Practice the incantion first and then test it out on your telescopes. If you've done it right what you see in your telescopes should be more clear and sharp."

OCC: Practice the new focus charm on your telescopes and see if you can find Mercury now with the help of your telescopes and the information I've provided (at dawn it should be visible right next to the sun or you can do as sweetpinkpixie suggested and look for Jupiter or Venus first before locating Mercury).

She was right about the visibility of Mercury. Heh! Maybe she is not that bad at Astronomy after all. After she locates Merak and Dubhe which are two parts Ursa Major, Aiden adjusts her telescope a little norther of Dubhe when she finds a brilliantly bright star. That's the Polaris for sure! She smirks.

The sun will rise anytime soon. She better get things done quicker! Taking her eye off the eyepiece, Aiden withdraws her wand, swishes and taps it on the telescope. "Lens Focalis," she mutters hoping for the spell to work. She doesn't want to waste time practising a spell while knowing the sun will rise soon. With eyes half closed, Aiden takes a peek at the telescope. Nothing has changed on hers. Or maybe is that she is so bloody sleepy? Nevertheless, she doesn't give up on looking for Mercury. Astronomy is good for testing patience.

From the Polaris, she adjusts her telescope slightly to the west. Observing the constellation carefully, Aiden realises she has just located the Cassiopeia constellation. A wide grin spreads across her lips. This means it won't be long till she finds Venus. Aiden adjusts the brass telescope a little souther which focuses on the Alpha Cas. She tilts the the microscope souther, resulting to the locating Andromeda constellation. Next, she adjusts it slightly to south-west where she founds the Great Square of Pegasus. After locating Markab, she tilts the telescope south-west and ther it is; Venus!

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slytherus Formerly: Hayden DH Ficlet Rookie Nogtail Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Studio. [GMT+8] Posts: 4,725 Hogwarts RPG Name: Nero Perseus Ballarat First Year	☆ Always Potterhead ☆ SSRPG Addict ☆ Coffee Addict ☆ Quote: Originally Posted by Nordic Witch As the student's began shuffling to set up their telescopes Edvard took a few minutes to study his lesson plan. Hearing murmurs of difficulties with finding Mercury and some student's who worked like detectives he decided to step in to maybe clear away the confusion. "Mercury is the little silver, white and brownish planet that is only visible a little time before dawn and is very close to/ right next to the Sun. How long do you all think it is till dawn?" Edvard asked as he shot a look out of the window at the horizon where then sun should soon come up. Remembering a comment that the lion prefect had made he added "It can also help if you look for Jupiter or Venus first and then go from one of them to find Mercury like Miss Hollingberry was just explaining..." "But yes normally Mercury is only visible for a short while at dawn but this is a wizarding school is it not and here anything is possible with the help of magic, right?" Taking up his wand Edvard said *"To help you focus your magical telescopes i'm going to teach you a focus spell for the lens called lens focalis. The wand movement is a swish and then tap motion on the telescope."* Taking out a telescope from the cupboard he demonstrated the wand movement slowly, showing the swish and then tap on the telescope. "lens focalis!" he said firmly. Turning to adress the student's again he said "Practice the incantion first and then test it out on your telescopes. If you've done it right what you see in your telescopes should be more clear and sharp." OCC: Practice the new focus charm on your telescopes and see if you can find Mercury now with the help of your telescopes and the information I've provided (at dawn it should be visible right next to the sun or you can do as sweetpinkpixie suggested and look for Jupiter or Venus first before locating Mercury). She was right about the visibility of Mercury. Heh! Maybe she is not that bad at Astronomy after all. After she locates Merak and Dubhe which are two parts Ursa Major, Aiden adjusts her telescope a little norther of Dubhe when she finds a brilliantly bright star. That's the Polaris for sure! She smirks. The sun will rise anytime soon. She better get things done quicker! Taking her eye off the eyepiece, Aiden withdraws her wand, swishes and taps it on the telescope. "Lens Focalis," she mutters hoping for the spell to work. She doesn't want to waste time practising a spell while knowing the sun will rise soon. With eyes half closed, Aiden takes a peek at the telescope. Nothing has changed on hers. Or maybe is that she is so bloody sleepy? Nevertheless, she doesn't give up on looking for Mercury. Astronomy is good for testing patience. From the Polaris, she adjusts her telescope slightly to the west. Observing the constellation carefully, Aiden realises she has just located the Cassiopeia constellation. A wide grin spreads across her lips. This means it won't be long till she finds Venus. Aiden adjusts the brass telescope a little souther which focuses on the Alpha Cas. She tilts the the microscope souther, resulting to the locating Andromeda constellation. Next, she adjusts it slightly to south-west where she founds the Great Square of Pegasus. After locating Markab, she tilts the telescope south-west and ther it is; Venus!