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Week 7 - August 23 - The Zodiac: Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces

[Class Roster]

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( ''Welcome to our last class for the session. )

"I hope you've enjoyed the class and have learned something about the night sky. If nothing else, you can impress a date by pointing out the constellations!"

Week 5 - August 9 - The Moon and Jupiter

[Class Roster ]

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"Tonight we're going to look at the moon and the visible planets. ( Or planet, as the case may be. )

Week 3 - July 26 - The Zodiac: Libra, Scorpius, Saggitarius

[Class Roster ]

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"We're going to go over some zodiac constellations tonight. ( We'll start with Libra, the scales. )

Week 1 - Introduction to Observational Astronomy II; the Milky Way; the Big and Little Dippers, Cassiopeia

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Ellie waited for the students at the main campfire as her email had said. When everyone was there, she led them down to the beach for a unobstructed view of the sky. There were a few wispy clouds, but for the most part the skies were clear. Watch me mod the weather, whee! Ellie handed out copies of starmaps and extra binoculars for those who needed them, then began her lecture.

"Welcome to Observational Astronomy! I'm Dr. Ellie Arroway, but please, call me Ellie, and I'll be teaching you about the wonderful things you can find in the night sky. As you will soon learn I love astronomy and sometimes tend to ramble when I teach, so please feel free to interrupt with questions at any time, or let me know if you have trouble finding anything I'm pointing out. I see a couple of faces I recognize, and while some of this material is going to be familiar to you, we'll hit some new constellations toward the end of the session, as the fall constellations start to rise.

( ''If you look -- really look -- at the stars, you'll see they aren't just points of white light. )

"Any questions?"

Week 6 - June 28 - The Summer Triangle: Lyra, Cygnus, Aqulia

[Class Roster ]

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There were some extra students for tonight's class, and when everyone gathered, Ellie reminded them. "We're being joined tonight by Veronica Mars and her photography class," she said. "They're going to be learning about night photography." Then she began the night's lecture:

( Three brilliant stars form the Summer Triangle, making it our best heavenly landmark in the summer night sky. )

Week 4 - June 14 - Hercules, Draco, Bootes

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As usual, Ellie meets the class on the beach and begins her lecture.

( ''If you draw a line along the handle of the Big Dipper....'' )

Week 2 - The Zodiac: Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo

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Ellie waited at the main campfire again for the class to assemble, then led them down to the beach for observations.

( Tonight we're going to look at some of the constellations of the Zodiac. )