JAMES:
WE CAN SEE SOME STARS AND CONSTELLATIONS
ALL YEAR ROUND.
DEAN:
WHILE OTHERS ARE ONLY UP DURING CERTAIN SEASONS.
DEAN:
FACE NORTH THIS WEEK AT 10:30PM.
AND YOU'LL SEE THE
BIG DIPPER STANDING ON
IT'S SPOON HIGH IN THE NORTHWEST.
JAMES:
WE CAN USE THE TWO STARS ON THE END OF
THE SPOON TO POINT US TO POLARIS,
AKA THE NORTH STAR.
AND NOW YOU'VE FOUND THE HANDLE OF THE LITTLE
DIPPER!
DEAN:
THESE STARS ARE VISIBLE IN THE SKY NEARLY
EVERY NIGHT OF THE YEAR -
WE CALL THEM CIRCUMPOLAR SINCE
THEY CIRCLE POLARIS.
JAMES:
NOW LET'S FIND THE SUMMER TRIANGLE.
LOOK HIGH IN THE EAST FOR THREE BRIGHT STARS.
VEGA IS AT THE TOP, BRIGHT WHITE ALTAIR IS
TO THE RIGHT,
AND DIMMER DENEB
IS TO THE LEFT.
DEAN:
LOW IN THE
SOUTHERN SKY,
THERES SCORPIUS THE SCORPION.
THESE STARS ARE NOT UP ALL YEAR AND SO WE
CALL THEM SEASONAL STARS.
BOTH:
KEEP LOOKING UP!