Asterism Course
This Asterism Course equips physics professionals with hands-on expertise in sky mapping, RA/Dec coordinates, star-hopping, and stellar data retrieval. Participants design precise, captivating public sky tours rooted in authentic observational astronomy practices, using tools like charts, planispheres, and simulators for confident naked-eye navigation and audience guidance.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Asterism Course delivers practical skills for identifying key night sky patterns, planning effective star tours, and confidently guiding audiences. Master naked-eye navigation, star-hopping, and tools like charts, planispheres, and online simulators. Create engaging scripts, visual aids, and data sheets from reliable catalogs, linking each asterism to exact coordinates, stellar details, and observation strategies.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Master celestial coordinates by converting asterisms to precise RA/Dec quickly.
- Develop star-hopping techniques for efficient linear sky tours with small telescopes.
- Gain skills in catalog data extraction from SIMBAD, VizieR, Gaia, and other sources.
- Learn outreach scripting to simplify complex stellar physics for public tours.
- Master professional sky planning for visibility, altitude, and transit of key asterisms.
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