Friday, March 09, 2007

Trip to the stars

When we went to the planetarium recently (well, not to recently, but this year in February) I thought it was so cool. They turned off all the lights and made a projection on the dome ceiling that made it look like a real night sky. They showed what the stars would look like near a city, and what it would look like in the country. They mainly focused on Orion's belt, which is three stars close together that look like a belt. You are also suppose to see the rest of Orion, his arm's, shoulder's and leg's, but I still couldn't see it even when they put the picture of it over where it was suppose to be. They told us about Betelgeuse and Sirius, the dog star, and the crab nebula, and many other things about stars, too many to list here. I was just thinking about this stuff tonight and felt like posting about it. This is a picture I found on the internet of Orion's belt (which is pronounced O-Ryan, like the name. Not Oreeon, as I thought at first). I still continue to look at the stars when it's a clear night and I feel smart that I know where things are now. I think that's a nice feeling, and every person should feel a happy glow when they feel it. * *Lucie* *

3 little notes:

Monkeybaby14 said...

i love the planterian! thats an awesome place! i love watching movies in there too! If u watch movies in there, it is even better, because it feels like ur actually there because of the awesome BIG cealing! but yah..

-sarah*

Ian Dewey said...

It is really nice being able to tell where the constelations are in the sky at night. I always used to wonder, but there really isn't any way to point them out to another person, so going to the planetatium was really helpful.

Annie said...

Thats a cool picture.

Annie :)