Learn how to read a star chart, a fundamental skill to have if you are interested in astronomy. It is important to recognize that there are a variety of star charts out there. Reading star charts takes practice. Start with simple charts and gradually work your way up to more complex ones as you become more familiar with the night sky.

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00:00 Intro
00:39 Constellations and Asterisms
03:11 Celestial Coordinates
04:52 Star symbols and magnitude
07:08 Map Orientation and Cardinal directions
08:40 Planets
10:41 Celestial Objects

Links and Resources mentioned in this video
▶ International Astronomical Union: https://www.iau.org/public/themes/con...
▶ Download FREE Star Maps: https://skymaps.com/index.html
▶ Stellarium Online Planetarium: https://stellariumweb.org/

Photo Attributes:
▶ Taurus Map: By IAU [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)], via Wikimedia Commons
▶ Pleiades and Hyades Star Cluster: By Giuseppe Donatiello Iades and Pleiades, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶ Crab Nebula: By NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University) HubbleSite: gallery, release., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Lascaux Entrance: By User:Ethan Doyle White, CC BYSA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶ Taurus Constellation: By Eclipse, CC BYSA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶ Hyades Star Cluster Closeup: BBy NASA, ESA, and STScI https://www.spacetelescope.org/images..., CC BYSA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶ Orion Constellation Map: By IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) [1], CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Changes in Brightness and Shape of Betelgeuse: By ESO/M. Montargès et al. https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso..., CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶ Horsehead nebula: By Ken Crawford, CC BYSA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶ Orion Nebula: By NASA, ESA, M. Robberto (Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/news..., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶ Constellations versus Asterisms: By Севостьянов Иван Own work, CC BYSA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶ Star Map from the Tang dynasty: Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Check it Out
▶ Types of Constellations:    • Types of Constellations  
▶ Asterisms:    • Asterisms  Common star patterns in t...  
▶ Magnitude (Brightness) of a Star:    • Star Magnitude (Brightness) Explained  
▶ How to Find the Planets in the Night Sky :    • How to Find the Planets in the Night Sky  
▶ Types of Nebulae:    • Types of Nebulae  Clouds of Gas and ...  
▶ Types of Star Clusters:    • Types of Star Clusters  
▶ Types of Galaxies:    • Types of Galaxies in Space  Spiral, ...  

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