CONSTELLATIONS: Bootes and Corona Borealis name: ADAM HOPF 9/11/08
1. What does “Arcturus” Mean? How does it compare to the Sun?
Guardian of
the Bear
2. How will the shape of Bootes change in the near future? Draw a picture to explain.
Bootes shaped with warp over time slowly as Arcturus drifts out of its ali
gnment due to its Proper Motion and vanish fr
om sight.
Now | Later
3. What is so unusual about Arcturus Motion?
It has a large Proper Motion & moved more then a degree since the time of the greeks
4. What are the four nicknames for Corona Borealis?
Wreath, Broken Dish & Boomerang
5. The Shawnee Indians have a great story about Corona Which they called the HEVENLY SISTERS. Each, night they came down from the SKY to DANCE in the fields. A handsome HUNTER spotted them and took a fancy to the youngest and PRETTIEST sister. Using his MAGICAL powers, he turns into a FIELD MOUSE and snuck into the circle. When the sister saw her captor’s true form, she fell in love and was MARRIED SOON AFTER. Sadly, she could not remain with a mere MORTAL FOREVER and one night she slipped back into the SKY. Luckily the sky people were benevolent and allowed her husband and SON to live in the heavens.
6. What is unusual about the following Stars Be Specific!
a. T Corona
The Star appears to be a dim blip in the sky but on several ODD occasions is went ablaze this is called Recurrent Novae which burns like a combination of 200,000 suns
b. R Corona
Is a irregular variable Star which has a magnitude of 6 which is just bellow the limits of eye sight at irregular periods of time the Star darkens looses light becoming dimmer opposite to its sibling star T Corona, these darkened periods are unpredictable
7. What if our Sun was like R Corona & T Corona?
Because if it was like T&R Corona Earth would be a more different place the flux in light would be dangerous if not catastrophe for life. Our sun is at equilibrium unlike T&R Corona where there is unbalance of chemicals resulting in the irregular flux in brightness
