I want to learn more about stars. I really can only identify orion and venus. Any good websites?

well you can't identify venus, as it is a planet

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Originally posted by Sunsnail I want to learn more about stars. I really can only identify orion and venus. Any good websites?

Look at the Orion belt. Now, follow the line it makes, to the left. Close by (about a hand length), is a relatively bright star, called Sirius. It's the brightest "star" in the sky. But what looks like one star, is actually two stars. It's a binary star system. Sirius is a large star being orbited by a white dwarf star, otherwise, a dead star.

If you have a really nice telescope, there is a star nursery just below the Orion belt too. If you live in the city, there's no chance of seeing it, but it's there.

And Venus is usually the first "star" to appear in the night sky. It's there before daylight is even gone. Many times, it's by the moon. But just think...Venus is the first "star" in the sky.

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Last edited by Krypton on Feb-22-2009 at 21:32

light pollution FTL

I love the night sky in the country side

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I live in the countryside, light pollution isn't that big of a factor

I just want a program or website that will show me the stars, and maybe I can click on them and learn their names

I'm pretty sure if you use your Google powers you might find some.

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Originally posted by Frenchie I'm pretty sure if you use your Google powers you might find some.

In fact:

http://www.google.com/sky/

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That's phenomenal.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov In fact: http://www.google.com/sky/

amazing, no wonder google is the shit.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov In fact: http://www.google.com/sky/

Thats one of the things google came up with, but its too cluttered