Asterism Course
The Asterism Course equips physics professionals with practical skills in sky mapping, RA/Dec coordinates, star-hopping, and stellar data from trusted sources like SIMBAD and Gaia. You will design precise, captivating public sky tours rooted in authentic observational astronomy, covering naked-eye navigation, efficient planning, and confident audience guidance using charts and simulators.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course teaches practical skills for spotting key night sky patterns, planning effective star tours, and confidently leading groups. Master naked-eye navigation, star-hopping, charts, planispheres, and simulators. Craft engaging scripts, visual aids, and data sheets from reliable catalogs, linking asterisms 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 tours for small telescopes.
- Gain catalog data expertise: extract reliable star info from SIMBAD, VizieR, Gaia.
- Learn outreach scripting: simplify stellar physics for engaging public tours.
- Master pro sky planning: calculate visibility, altitude, transit for asterisms.
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