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Troubles With Star Maps (Reader\'s Questions and Activities) <\/b><\/a><\/font>
Several homeschool moms offer problems and solutions encountered with using star maps.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>
The Seasonal Rotation of the Sky (A Reader\'s Question) <\/b><\/a><\/font>
The constellations appear to change with the passing of the seasons. <\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>
The Firmament <\/b><\/a><\/font>
The starry sky appears to form a "firmament," or a dome of stars overhead.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>
Precession of the North Pole (A Reader Question) <\/b><\/a><\/font>
Our North Star wasn\'t always at the North Celestial Pole, and changes over millennia with the phenomenon of precession.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>
Perseus in History and Folklore <\/b><\/a><\/font>
A brief discussion of the Perseus myth, and a history of the Persian people.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>
Navigating by the Pole Star (Reader\'s Questions) <\/b><\/a><\/font>
A couple reader questions about navigating using the North Star.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>
The Beautiful Dark Skies of Michigan<\/b><\/a><\/font>
Thursday, September 04, 2008<\/i><\/font>
Over Labor Day, our family had a chance to observe the dark skies in the beautiful state of Michigan.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>
Midnight<\/b><\/a><\/font>
Many today might think that midnight is an arbitrary time on the clock, an opposite to noon, which some people realize indicates the traditional time when the Sun is highest in the sky. However, like noon, midnight has its own precise astronomical definition. To the experienced observer, midnight can be observed in the night sky just as readily as the Sun at noon.<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>
Twilight<\/b><\/a><\/font>
Twilight is that brief part of each day in between day and night, when the Sun\'s rays light up the sky, but the Sun itself is below the horizon. <\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr>
Question About Polaris<\/b><\/a><\/font>
We recently received an email asking a question about a depiction of the North Star, Polaris, from our Signs & Seasons homeschool astronomy curriculum.... <\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td><\/tr><\/table>');