Comment Re:Celestia and Stellarium for classroom presentat (Score 1) 377
Not only that, but I find that using those programs is really useful for planning.
- If you know which particular constellation you want to show the class, you can find out when it will be visible,
- If you know that you have a particular time slot, you can find out which constellations will be over the horizon (and tree/building line) and whereabouts to look for them.
What you really don't want, when showing constellations to kids, is to spend ages looking around for something interesting in the sky. A few in the class might have the patience for it, but not the rest. And if you can'tshow them the Plough, Cassiopeia and Orion quickly enough, they'll start shouting to see Uranus.
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