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OTHER EYES/OTHER VIEWS (Rev 2/2013)

Part I: The constellations and stars shown by the Voyager program come mainly from countries around the Mediterranean Sea. Besides being a character in the Harry Potter movies, Draco was a dragon in Greco-Roman mythology. Perseus and Andromeda are from Greek mythology. Gemini is Latin for twins but the “twin” stars story came from Greek mythology. The constellation Taurus was associated with a bull in ancient Egypt while the star names Mizar &Vega are of Arabic origin.

In Part I of this lab you will look for constellation names and descriptions from other cultures. Pick one culture from each group below. Use the Internet to find a description of the constellation from that culture using Google. Fill in information requested on report form. The constellations in the cultures below must be a different person, animal, or object from those on the standard list. It cannot be the same but with a different name because the language is not English or Latin. A little bear is still a little bear even though it might be called ein kleiner bar.

#1 (blanks 1-4) Pick one culture from Asia.

Chinese -Scorpio

Hindu-Scorpio

Japanese-Orion

#2 (blanks 5-8) Pick one culture from North America or South America.

Inca – Scorpio or Orion

Lakota- Orion

Mayan(Olmec) – Libra or Taurus

Navajo/Navaho- Ursa Major or Scorpio

#3 (blanks 9-12) Pick one culture from a hot climate.

Aboriginal (in Australia) – Orion

Egyptian – Cassiopeia or Sagittarius

Africa – search for Starlab African Mythology Cylinder- Ursa Major (Big Dipper) or Taurus

#4 (blanks 13-16) Pick one culture from a cold climate.

Inuit – Ursa Major (Big Dipper)

Norse - Cassiopeia

Part II

Pick one of the constellations on the Star Quiz list for this semester. Come up with a new name and description. Put on report form. For example Orion (the Hunter) might be updated to become Rambo based on movies with Stallone as a Vietnam veteran named Rambo. Ursa Major might become the Elephant. The bear’s tail becomes the trunk of an elephant.

Part III Star Names

For these stars find out where the name of the star originated and the meaning of the name. For example Fomalhaut is of Arabic origin and means mouth of the whale. Sirius is the Latin form of a Greek name meaning scorcher. Your answer must be for the name given below not just any name/country listed for the star.

Star List: Polaris, Rigel, Aldebaran, Arcturus, Altair, Deneb

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