How it was good to the person here, on the earth, will pull him all the same inevitably to far stars and planets – their bewitching light will never leave alone human imagination. Wise ancestors did huge work – collected stars to constellations – the conditional groups helping to define provisions of celestial bodies in a sky. It was necessary only to learn to find them and to define.
Instruction
1. Begin to study astronomy. To learn to understand constellations and to be able to define them in the star sky, it is necessary to have the general ideas of the provision of celestial bodies and their movement. Get special literature, study the corresponding websites. Check images of constellations and remember as they look. Besides, in similar literature the directions in which it is necessary to look for stars are usually specified. For example, in the winter Big Dipper should be looked for in the northeast, and in the summer – in the northwest. And drawing conditional lines from one star in any given party, you can learn to find also many other constellations. By the way, you remember that in the star sky nobody will draw to you the line between stars that it was simpler to you to find the necessary constellations. Remember not only appearance of constellations as they are given in pictures, but also the general provision of stars in these figures.
2. Acquire the star chart and hang up at yourself in the room. Constantly having such manual before eyes, you remember arrangement of stars quicker, besides your opportunity will constantly compare a picture which you see from a window in the real sky and on the card.
3. Practice as often as possible. Certainly, you will not be able to order to clouds to disperse as you were impatient to practise astronomy. But if clear night was, never miss opportunities to find familiar constellations.
4. Buy the telescope. In general, if you have a short-sightedness, and you do not wear glasses, it has to be your first point. It is simply impossible to make out many constellations with the naked eye. For a start the small telescope which is ideal for similar night observations will approach. If you are fond of astronomy seriously, can think also of acquisition of more expensive equipment.