DEAN: YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT ASTRONOMERS
CAN BE KINDA COMPETITIVE.
JAMES: AND WE TEST OUR SKILLS WITH A GAME
CALLED A STAR AND CONSTELLATION SHOOTOUT!
DEAN: WE TAKE TURNS NAMING STARS IN THE EVENING
SKY LIKE SIRIUS OVER THERE IN THE SOUTHEAST.
JAMES: OR THE LARGER GROUP OF STARS, LIKE
THE CONSTELLATION CANIS MAJOR.
WE KEEP NAMING OBJECTS UNTIL ONE OF US IS
STUMPED.
DEAN: OKAY, THERE'S ORION
JAMES: AND HIS STARS RIGEL
DEAN: BELLATRIX
JAMES: SAIPH
DEAN: AND BETELGEUSE
DEAN: TO THE EAST YOU'LL SEE LEO THE LION
JAMES: WITH THE BRIGHT STAR REGULUS
DEAN: AND LEO'S TAIL-STAR DENEBOLA.
(PAUSE TO LET THE SKY PAN)
JAMES: AND IN THE NORTHEAST YOU'LL FIND URSA
MAJOR, THE BIG BEAR CONSTELLATION
DEAN: WITH THE BIG DIPPER INSIDE OF IT AND
THE STARS ALKAID
JAMES: MIZAR
DEAN: ALIOTH
JAMES: MEGREZ
DEAN: PHEKDA
JAMES: MERAK
DEAN: AND DUBHE
JAMES: WE COULD DO THIS FOR HOURS.
DEAN: UNFORTUNATELY WE ONLY HAVE A MINUTE
BUT YOU CAN PLAY YOUR OWN VERSION OF THE SHOOTOUT
TONIGHT AS YOU
BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!