Steps:
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To explore, different celestial objects on sky, go to https://www.google.com/sky/
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Here you
can take a tour of sky by selecting different layers at the bottom (Solar
System, constellations, Hubble Showcase and so on). Further, you can Pan, Zoom
and search. For details read the description of image in popup balloon. Follow
the below steps
· Select the constellations layer from the bottom.
Hover the cursor on the images of constellations at the bottom, read their
names. Select the following constellations and take screenshots
o Capricornus
o Gemini
o Leo
o Scorpius
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To explore
Hubble space telescope’s deep sky imagery, select the Hubble Showcase layer.
Select the following images, read the popup balloon. Write two to three lines
description from it. Close the popup
balloon. Pan and zoom, and take screenshots.
o Antennae Galaxies
o Pinwheel Galaxy
o Open Star Cluster in SMC
o Great Orion Nebula
o Crab Nebula
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Now explore astronomical images from
Chandra X-Ray observatory. Repeat the procedure as mentioned above.
o Cartwheel Galaxy
o Sombrero Galaxy
o Cassiopeia A
o Eta Carinae Nebula
o M16
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Now explore
astronomical images from Spitzer space telescope. Repeat the procedure as
mentioned above.
o M81
o NGC 1566
o NGC3627
o M51
