WEBVTT 00:19.919 --> 00:25.859 align:left position:87.5%,start line:83% size:2.5% seen shapes in the stars hey there stargazers Ondine regus astronomer for 00:25.959 --> 00:29.796 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% the Cincinnati observatory and I'm James all Barry director of the kike sola 00:29.896 --> 00:31.998 align:left position:87.5%,start line:89% size:2.5% planetarium in gainesville florida 00:32.098 --> 00:35.368 align:left position:85%,start line:83% size:5% we're here to help you find your way around the sky 00:35.468 --> 00:39.506 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% hey Dean have you seen the Big Dipper the summer i have after all it's my 00:39.606 --> 00:43.410 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% favorite constellation demons 00:43.510 --> 00:47.447 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% laughing because he knows darn well the Big Dipper is not a constellation 00:47.547 --> 00:51.818 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% I know I know I just like messing with you James the Big Dipper is only part of 00:51.918 --> 00:55.688 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% a larger constellation called Ursa Major or the big bear 00:55.789 --> 00:59.826 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% so if it's not an official constellation what do we call it like to call it an 00:59.926 --> 01:04.497 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% asterism an asterism is basically just a shape we see in the stars to help us 01:04.597 --> 01:05.999 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% find our way around 01:06.099 --> 01:10.136 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% think of it as an unofficial constellation and summertime is a great 01:10.236 --> 01:13.073 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% time to find many of the asterisms in the sky 01:13.173 --> 01:17.777 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% exactly who got the summer terrible the fish hook and the teapot 01:17.877 --> 01:22.916 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% well let's show you ok we have our sky set up for any night this week facing 01:23.016 --> 01:24.751 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% north west after sunset 01:24.851 --> 01:29.889 align:left position:85%,start line:83% size:5% now that we're into July the sunsets really late so use this as an excuse to 01:29.989 --> 01:31.791 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% stay up past your bedtime 01:31.891 --> 01:36.029 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% definitely because we want you to find your first asterism of the evening up in 01:36.129 --> 01:37.697 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% the north western sky 01:37.797 --> 01:42.068 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% there it is standing on its spoon the Big Dipper the formation of those seven 01:42.168 --> 01:44.204 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% bright stars is unmistakable 01:44.304 --> 01:48.441 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% 4 stars make the spoon of the Big Dipper and three more makeup the handle 01:48.541 --> 01:53.246 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% now where's that big bear that I'll turn my asterism into a constellation 01:53.346 --> 01:58.551 align:left position:85%,start line:83% size:5% haha i see it now Ursa Major the Big Bear takes up a lot of space in the sky 01:58.651 --> 02:02.489 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% the Big Dipper is only the rear end and long tail of the bear while other 02:02.589 --> 02:05.158 align:left position:85%,start line:89% size:5% fainter stars Mark his head and feet 02:05.258 --> 02:09.629 align:left position:85%,start line:83% size:5% astronomers don't just stop there to them everything within this boundary 02:09.729 --> 02:14.667 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% every star every deep space object is part of the constellation Ursa Major 02:14.767 --> 02:17.270 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% wow that's a big bear 02:17.370 --> 02:22.642 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% now we're facing east and here you can find another huge ass tourism in the sky 02:22.742 --> 02:26.412 align:left position:85%,start line:83% size:5% I'll give you two hints it's up all summer and it's in the shape of a 02:26.513 --> 02:28.014 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% triangle 02:28.114 --> 02:31.551 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% yep we call it the summer triangle who said astronomy was tough to follow 02:31.651 --> 02:37.023 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% brightest and blues to the 3 stars in the summer triangle is Vega down into 02:37.123 --> 02:41.794 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% the left is Delta and way over to the right is all tear each of these stars 02:41.895 --> 02:46.099 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% belongs to its own constellation vega is part of liar of the harp 02:46.199 --> 02:51.604 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% who stars make a little parallelogram Deneb is the tale of Cygnus the Swan who 02:51.704 --> 02:56.809 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% I can actually picture a swan and those stars and all tear is the eagle eye of 02:56.910 --> 02:59.012 align:left position:87.5%,start line:89% size:2.5% the constellation aquila the eagle 02:59.112 --> 03:03.550 align:left position:85%,start line:83% size:5% so this asterism the summer triangle really incorporates three regions of 03:03.650 --> 03:05.885 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% three different constellations 03:05.985 --> 03:11.124 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% now let's face south and look low on the horizon for two more distinct asterisms 03:11.224 --> 03:16.563 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% here we find the stars I most associate with summer looking like the letter j or 03:16.663 --> 03:20.466 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% a big fish look ad in The Fader stars around the fish hook and you'll see the 03:20.567 --> 03:24.771 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% constellation scorpius the Scorpion at the heart of the Scorpion you find a red 03:24.871 --> 03:29.909 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% supergiant star called and Terry's as an added special effect and terry's is 03:30.009 --> 03:33.680 align:left position:87.5%,start line:83% size:2.5% often low in the southern sky and appears to flicker like a beating heart 03:33.780 --> 03:38.284 align:left position:87.5%,start line:83% size:2.5% through the thicker atmosphere the planets Mars and Saturn are also hang 03:38.384 --> 03:43.156 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% around scorpius's summer now to the left of the fishhook you can find stars in 03:43.256 --> 03:47.293 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% the shape of a teapot these stars are part of a larger constellation called 03:47.393 --> 03:49.295 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% Sagittarius the Archer 03:49.395 --> 03:54.667 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% he's a centaur half man half horse with his legs down below the horizon for most 03:54.767 --> 03:56.302 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% people in the US 03:56.402 --> 04:00.406 align:left position:85%,start line:83% size:5% other than the teapot the remaining stars in sagittarius are tough to find 04:00.506 --> 04:05.311 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% but the asterism marks the center's body and out stretch bow and arrow 04:05.411 --> 04:09.682 align:left position:85%,start line:83% size:5% what's the aiming at and Tory's the heart of the Scorpion of course 04:09.782 --> 04:14.754 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% watch out Scorpius so find your favorite asterism tonight from the Big Dipper in 04:14.854 --> 04:18.491 align:left position:85%,start line:83% size:5% the northwest to the summer triangle high in the east to the fish hook in the 04:18.591 --> 04:22.591 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% South next to the teapot and it's all there when you keep looking up