Asterism Course
This Asterism Course equips physics professionals with practical skills in sky mapping, RA/Dec coordinates, star-hopping and stellar data extraction. Participants will design precise, engaging public sky tours based on authentic observational astronomy principles, using tools like charts, planispheres and simulators to confidently guide audiences through key night sky patterns.

4 to 360 hours of flexible workload
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What Will I Learn?
The Asterism Course imparts hands-on skills for identifying prominent night sky patterns, planning effective star tours and confidently leading groups. Master naked-eye navigation and star-hopping, while utilising charts, planispheres and digital simulators. Create compelling scripts, visual aids and data sheets from reliable catalogues, linking each asterism to exact coordinates, stellar details and tailored observation strategies.
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Develop Skills
- Master celestial coordinates to quickly convert asterisms into precise RA/Dec.
- Develop star-hopping techniques for efficient linear sky tours using small telescopes.
- Acquire skills to extract reliable star data from SIMBAD, VizieR, Gaia and other catalogs.
- Learn to craft outreach scripts that simplify complex stellar physics for public audiences.
- Gain professional sky-planning abilities to time visibility, altitude and transit for asterisms.
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