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"DELPHINUS THE DOLPHIN"

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DEAN:
WELCOME TO STAR GAZERS!

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I'M DEAN REGAS, ASTRONOMER FROM THE CINCINATTI
OBSERVATORY.

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JAMES:
AND I'M JAMES ALBURY, DIRECTOR OF THE KIKA

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SILVA PLA PLANETAR-IUM IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA.

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NOW THAT WE'RE WELL INTO THE SUMMER MONTHS,
THIS IS A WONDERFUL TIME TO GET OUTSIDE WITH

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THE FAMILY AND GAZE AT THE STARS!

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DEAN:
THAT'S RIGHT, JAMES!

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WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE OUR FELLOW STAR GAZERS
TO ENJOY THE NIGHT SKY TOGETHER WITH THEIR

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FAMILIES.

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YOU CAN MAKE IT A TRADITION,
AND THE SUMMER SKY

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IS RICH WITH
STAR PATTERNS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE NAKED EYE.

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JAMES:
WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE BIG CONSTELLATIONS

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LIKE CYGNUS,
AQUILA AND LYRA.

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HOWEVER, THERE'S A TINY LITTLE CONSTELLATION
IN THIS SAME PART OF THE SKY THAT YOU'VE PROBABLY

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ALWAYS SEEN, BUT NEVER KNEW ITS NAME OR ITS
STORY.

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DEAN:
THAT CONSTELLATION IS DELPHINUS THE DOLPHIN.

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LET'S SHOW YOU!

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DEAN:
OK, WE HAVE OUR SKIES SET UP FOR JUST AFTER

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SUNSET FACING EAST.

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HIGH IN THE SKY YOU CAN SEE THE FAMILIAR PATTERN
OF THE SUM-MER TRIANGLE.

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THE BRIGHTEST STAR OF THE GROUP IS VEGA,
AND ITS NEAR THE TOP OF THE TRIANGLE.

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JAMES:
THEN, DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT OF VEGA IS THE

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BRIGHT STAR AL-TAIR,
AND DOWN AND TO THE LEFT OF VEGA IS DENEB.

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THESE THREE STARS WILL HELP YOU FIND DELPHINUS
THE DOLPHIN.

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DEAN:
IF YOU DRAW A LINE BETWEEN DENEB AND ALTAIR,

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BELOW IT ALMOST HALF WAY BETWEEN THE TWO STARS
IS A SMALL DIAMOND SHAPED

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CON-STELLATION MADE UP OF FIVE STARS.

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IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE SEEING IT AT FIRST,
YOU CAN USE A TECHNIQUE KNOWN AS AVERTED VISION.

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SIMPLY LOOK AT ALTAIR, AND IN YOUR PERIPHERAL
VISION,

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YOU CAN SEE THE SMALL GROUPING OF STARS THAT
MAKE UP DELPHINUS.

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JAMES:
MY FAVORITE STORY OF DELPHINUS INVOLVES A

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SINGER AND POET
NAMED ARION.

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HE WAS SO SKILLED AT PLAYING THE HARP AND
HAD SUCH AN AMAZING SINGING VOICE

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THAT IT MADE HIM VERY POPULAR DURING THE 7TH
CENTURY BC.

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DEAN:
ARION WAS SO POPULAR THAT HE HAD CONCERTS

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THROUGH-OUT THE MEDITERRANEAN.

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HOWEVER, ONE DAY,
ON HIS WAY HOME TO GREECE AFTER A GIG

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IN SOUTHERN ITALY,
THE SAILORS ON HIS SHIP CON-SPIRED AGAINST

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HIM.

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THEY PLOTTED TO KILL HIM AND TAKE THE MONEY
HE'D EARNED.

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JAMES:
THAT'S NOT VERY NICE.

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DEAN:
NO IT WASN'T.

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FINDING HIMSELF SURROUNDED,
ARION BEGGED THE SAILORS TO ALLOW HIM TO SING

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ONE LAST SONG.

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FORTUNATELY FOR ARION, THE SAILORS ALLOWED
THIS AND HE PERFORMED ONE OF THE BEST SONGS

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OF HIS LIFE.

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JAMES:
WHILE ARION PLAYED HIS HARP AND SANG,

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HIS MUSIC ATTRACTED SEVERAL DOLPHINS TO THE
SHIP.

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THEY SWAM ALONG SIDE THE SHIP AS ARI-ON PERFORMED,
AND IN A DARING LEAP OF FAITH, ARION THREW

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HIMSELF OVERBOARD.

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DEAN:
ONE OF THE DOLPHINS RESCUED ARION AND CARRIED

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HIM ALL THE WAY BACK TO GREECE,
SAVING HIS LIFE.

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IN GRATITUDE TO THE DOLPHIN, APOLLO,
THE GOD OF MUSIC AND POETRY PLACED AN IMAGE

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OF THE DOL-PHIN IN THE SKY AMONG THE STARS
OF THE MILKY WAY AND ALSO PLACED AN IMAGE

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OF ARIONS HARP,
LYRA IN THE SAME REGION.

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JAMES:
ALRIGHT, LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE STARS

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THAT MAKE UP DELPHINUS.

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JAMES:
OK, WE AGAIN HAVE OUR SKY SET UP FOR ANY NIGHT

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THIS WEEK JUST AFTER SUNSET.

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AS WE ZOOM IN ON DELPHINUS,
YOU CAN SEE FIVE STARS THAT MAKE UP THE BODY

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AND TAIL OF THE DOLPHIN.

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THE FOUR STARS MAKING THE BODY OF THE DOLPHIN
ARE ALSO KNOWN AS JOBS COF-FIN.

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THE STAR ON THE FAR LEFT IS AL SALIB
(ALSO KNOWN AS GAMMA DEL-PHINI).

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ITS A BINARY STAR SYSTEM 101 LIGHT YEARS FROM
US.

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DEAN:
TRAVELING CLOCKWISE, WE HAVE ALPHA AND

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BETA DELPHINI.

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THESE STARS ALSO HAVE THE NAMES SUALOCIN AND
ROTANEV;

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WHICH ARE NICO-LAUS AND VENATOR SPELLED BACKWARDS.

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THESE ARE THE LATINIZED NAMES IN HONOR OF
THE 19TH CENTURY DIRECTOR OF THE PALERMO

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OBSERVATORY, WHO SNUCK HIS NAME ONTO THESE
STARS.

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CRAFTY!

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JAMES:
SUALOCIN IS 240 LIGHT YEARS AWAY AND ROTANEV

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IS 97 LIGHT YEARS DISTANT.

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THE LAST STAR IN THE BODY OF DELPHINUS IS
AL UKUD (ALSO KNOWN AS DELTA DELPHINI) AND

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ITS A BINARY STAR SYSTEM 223 LIGHT YEARS AWAY.

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DEAN:
AND LASTLY WE HAVE EPSILON DELPHINI MARKING

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DELPHINUS TAIL.

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THIS STAR IS APPROPRIATELY CALLED DENEB DULFIM;
DENEB MEANING TAIL AND DULFIM MEANING DOLPHIN.

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ITS A SOLITARY
BLUE-WHITE GIANT STAR, 330 LIGHT YEARS AWAY

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AND OVER 670 TIMES AS BRIGHT AS OUR SUN.

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JAMES:
SO, THERE YOU HAVE IT,

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A DARING AND DAZZLING DOLPHIN TO GRACE YOUR
SUMMER NIGHTS.

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DEAN:
IT'S DEFINITELY A REASON TO

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BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!