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WhittyBitty · 03-12-2012, 03:35 AM

It was practically April, so it was really nice and warm outside. Amelia enjoyed the walk out to the courtyard so much that she wasn't sure she wanted to go back to the castle when she was done stargazing. But she couldn't stay out all night when there was curfew, so it needed to be done and within good time.

Finding a perfect spot on level ground, she set down her telescope and started to set it up. She planned to look at Polaris, the North Star tonight. It was one of the most known stars in the sky, and one worth getting a proper look at.

Once the telescope was set up she looked into the lens to see that everything was in focus. Polaris was in the constellation Ursa Minor. She knew that Ursa Minor was also known as the 'Little Bear'. She also knew that Polaris has been used as a point of navigation for centuries as it was so bright; she had used it as a reference point when she used the Nocturnal earlier in the year.

Turning her attention to her notes, she looked up the coordinates for Ursa Minor just to make sure that she had no problems with looking for the star:

Quote:

Right Ascension: 15 hours
Declination: 70 degrees
Visible between latitudes 90 and -10 degrees
Best seen in June (at 9:00 PM)

Coordinates used as a reference, Amelia located the North Star. She looked at it through the telescope and saw it a lot brighter than she had ever seen it. She wasn't sure why she had never looked at it through a telescope before.

After looking at the star for a bit she pulled away from the telescope. She did a drawing of Polaris in her notebook.

03-12-2012, 03:35 AM	#977 (permalink)
WhittyBitty Honeydukes Mod Potterdom Mod Alley Proprietor Wrackspurt Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 237,793 Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurora Bay Hufflepuff Seventh Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Honor Abrams Leaky Cauldron x12 x9	Post #12 - Mystery Telescope Challenge ♥s her SS family \| Wifey is MINE \| Naughty Niffler \| ❄ Bookish & Cat-Approved ❄ \| Soodley ♥ It was practically April, so it was really nice and warm outside. Amelia enjoyed the walk out to the courtyard so much that she wasn't sure she wanted to go back to the castle when she was done stargazing. But she couldn't stay out all night when there was curfew, so it needed to be done and within good time. Finding a perfect spot on level ground, she set down her telescope and started to set it up. She planned to look at Polaris, the North Star tonight. It was one of the most known stars in the sky, and one worth getting a proper look at. Once the telescope was set up she looked into the lens to see that everything was in focus. Polaris was in the constellation Ursa Minor. She knew that Ursa Minor was also known as the 'Little Bear'. She also knew that Polaris has been used as a point of navigation for centuries as it was so bright; she had used it as a reference point when she used the Nocturnal earlier in the year. Turning her attention to her notes, she looked up the coordinates for Ursa Minor just to make sure that she had no problems with looking for the star: Quote: Right Ascension: 15 hours Declination: 70 degrees Visible between latitudes 90 and -10 degrees Best seen in June (at 9:00 PM) Coordinates used as a reference, Amelia located the North Star. She looked at it through the telescope and saw it a lot brighter than she had ever seen it. She wasn't sure why she had never looked at it through a telescope before. After looking at the star for a bit she pulled away from the telescope. She did a drawing of Polaris in her notebook. __________________ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀