Asterism Course
This Asterism Course equips physics professionals with hands-on skills in sky mapping, RA/Dec coordinates, star-hopping techniques, and stellar data management. Participants learn to design accurate and engaging public sky tours based on real observational astronomy principles, ensuring reliable and captivating presentations under the night sky.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Asterism Course provides practical skills for recognizing key night sky patterns, planning efficient star tours, and confidently guiding audiences. It covers naked-eye navigation, star-hopping methods, and the use of charts, planispheres, and online simulators. Students will create clear scripts, visual aids, and data sheets using trusted catalogs, linking each asterism to precise coordinates, stellar data, and detailed observing plans.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Celestial coordinates mastery: convert asterisms into precise RA/Dec fast.
- Star-hopping techniques: build efficient, linear sky tours for small telescopes.
- Catalog data skills: pull vetted star data from SIMBAD, VizieR, Gaia, and more.
- Outreach scripting: turn complex stellar physics into clear, public-friendly tours.
- Pro sky-planning: time visibility windows, altitude, and transit for key asterisms.
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