Particular Entities To Learn

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Part of astronomy is coming to familiarity with the objects visible in the sky. Particular objects or entities have proper names. These you must memorize the name and associated sight of the object. You must also memorize the particular behavior of that entity in the sky (when does it appear/disappear or brighten/dim).

  1. Sun
  2. Moon
  3. Venus
  4. Jupiter
  5. Mars
  6. Saturn
  7. Mercury
  8. The Hunter
  9. Polaris
  10. The Queen
  11. The Big Dipper
  12. The Swan
  13. Aries
  14. Taurus
  15. Gemini
  16. Cancer
  17. Leo
  18. Virgo
  19. Libra
  20. Scorpius
  21. Ophiuchus
  22. Sagittarius
  23. Capricornus
  24. Aquarius
  25. Pisces
  26. Sirius
  27. Arcturus
  28. Vega
  29. Capella
  30. Rigel
  31. Procyon
  32. Betelgeuse
  33. Altair
  34. Aldebaran
  35. Spica
  36. Antares
  37. Pollux
  38. Fomalhaut
  39. Deneb
  40. Regulus
  41. Adhara
  42. Castor
  43. Shaula
  44. Bellatrix
  45. Elnath
  46. Pleiades
  47. Milky Way
  48. The Square of Pegasus
  49. The Teapot
  50. The Scorpion
  51. The Lion
  52. The Charioteer

 

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