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HOWDY STARSHINES, TRACE HERE.

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LEARNING THE STARS IS A BIG PART
OF SKY WATCHING, AND THE BEST WAY

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TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW IS TO BUILD ON WHAT
YOU ALREADY KNOW; WE CALL THAT STAR HOPPING!

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FACE NORTH AROUND 8:30 TO FIND SOMETHING EASY:

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THE BIG DIPPER -- PART OF THE
CONSTELLATION URSA MAJOR, THE GREAT BEAR!

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NOW, START YOUR STAR HOPPING! CONNECT THE DOTS ON
THE TWO STARS AT THE END OF THE BIG DIPPERS SPOON

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AND CON-TINUE THAT LINE UP AND TO
THE RIGHT, AND YOU'LL RUN INTO A

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STAR OF SIMILAR BRIGHTNESS. THAT'S
POLARIS, A.K.A. THE NORTH STAR.

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THE NORTH STAR MARKS THE END OF THE MUCH
FAINTER LIT-TLE DIPPER. NOW MAKE ANOTHER

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HOP - AND YOU'LL COME TO THE STAR IN THE
W-SHAPED CONSTELLATION CASSIOPEIA THE QUEEN.

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AND ONE MORE HOP BRINGS YOU TO THE CORNER

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OF A GIANT SQUARE OF STARS THAT
MARKS PEGASUS THE FLYING HORSE.

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ADD THESE TO YOUR SKY-KNOWLEDGE
SO WE CAN HOP SOME MORE, AND

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KEEP LOOKIN UP!