Three D Constellations

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Students are introduced to both celestial coordinates and to the first rung on the distance determination ladder. They convert spherical coordinates to Cartesian coordinates to construct a three dimensional model of a constellation which can be viewed from any angle.

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Concepts

constellations, stars, astronomy, the scientific method, coordinate plane, parallax