DEAN:
IF THE SUN, MOON, AND STARS RISE IN THE EAST
AND SET IN THE WEST, WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NORTH
AND SOUTH?
JAMES:
LET'S GO FOR A SPIN!
DEAN:
WE'RE FACING NORTH
AT 10PM.
THERE, YOU CAN SEE THE BIG DIPPER AND THE
W-SHAPE OF CASSIOPEIA THE QUEEN.
JAMES:
AS THE NIGHT MOVES ON, THE STARS APPEAR TO
MOVE IN A COUNTER CLOCKWISE CIRCLE AROUND
ONE POINT.
DEAN:
THAT'S THE NORTH STAR ALSO KNOWN AS POLARIS.
JAMES
NOW FACE SOUTH AT 10PM AND YOU'LL FIND THE
BODY AND CURVED TAIL OF SCORPIUS THE SCORPION,
AND THE TEAPOT SHAPE OF STARS WITHIN SAGITTARIUS
THE ARCHER.
DEAN:
YOU SHOULD ALSO SEE TWO OTHER BRIGHT, NIGHT
LIGHTS IN THE SOUTH.
THOSE ARE THE PLANETS JUPITER AND SATURN.
JAMES:
COOL!
SO WATCH THE STARS TONIGHT AND SEE THE STARS
ENDLESSLY CIRCLE POLARIS AND KNOW YOURE ACTUALLY
WATCHING THE
EARTH SPINNING.
BOTH:
AAAH!
BOTH:
KEEP LOOKING UP!