Asterism Course
The Asterism Course equips physics professionals with hands-on abilities in sky mapping, RA/Dec coordinates, star-hopping and stellar data retrieval. This enables designing 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?
This course builds practical skills for spotting key night sky patterns, planning effective star tours and confidently leading groups. Master naked-eye navigation, star-hopping techniques, and tools like charts, planispheres plus online simulators. Craft engaging scripts, visual aids and data sheets from reliable catalogues, linking each asterism to precise coordinates, stellar details and observation strategies.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Master celestial coordinates: quickly convert asterisms to exact RA/Dec.
- Develop star-hopping skills: create efficient linear sky tours for small telescopes.
- Gain catalog data expertise: extract verified star info from SIMBAD, VizieR, Gaia and others.
- Learn outreach scripting: simplify complex stellar physics for engaging public tours.
- Master pro sky-planning: calculate visibility times, altitude and transit for main asterisms.
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