Module 1 Assignment (20 points) Criteria - the student must complete this Assignment before the Observational Lab opens.

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Module 1 Assignment (20 points) Criteria - the student must complete this Assignment before the Observational Lab opens. Selection of Celestial Object This assignment is in preparation for your Observational Lab to be submitted by the end of the semester under a Separate Module. During this lab, you will be writing a journal as you observe a celestial object in the sky. I provide examples at the end of this document. Using NASA Science, Solar System Exploration site for guidance, select what you are going to observe in the sky. The site provides you with a monthly schedule of events. You are not required to pick an event on the NASA site. More than one celestial object is allowed (for example a collection of stars, the Big Dipper). The NASA website provides a good example of an observational journal. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/whats-up-s ... from-nasa/ You do not need a telescope for your selected celestial object. Telescopes, night binoculars and binoculars can be used. There are phone apps that track the night sky objects as you point the phone to the sky as an aid. An Observational Café is open for you to discuss your celestial object with colleagues. This is for students and is not mandatory. For 20 points, please answer the following questions: 1. State your celestial object. 2. Why did you select this celestial object? 3. How will you view your celestial object? 4. Start your journal by stating when and how often you will do your viewing? (suggestion is weekly) Example of observational celestial objects that do not require a telescope (this list can depend on date of viewing; trust the NASA web site provided above): ISS (International Space Station) Moon Mars Venus Big Dipper/Small Dipper North Star Saturn Jupiter and Saturn Example of parameters in an observational journal: Date and time of observation Observing technique (eyes, telescope, night binoculars, binoculars...) Location in the night sky (descriptive or Celestial coordinates) Appearance of celestial object Differences from the last observation BA A