Name: ___________________
Constellations Project
Journal Log
Constellation’s Name: The Swan/ cygnus Date: 9/27/2023 Time: 9:54 pm Location: Columbia Missouri Sky condition: little hazy/ clear
Brightest star (name):
Distance to the star (ly): 1,548 ly Radius (solar radii): 203+-17 R
Apparent magnitude: 1.25 Absolute magnitude: -8.4
Temperature (K): 8,525K Luminosity (solar lum.): 196,000 L
Mass (compared to the Sun): 20 times the mass of the sun
Evolutionary stage (main sequence, giant, etc..): red super giant stage
Deep-sky object (name): The north American nebula
Type (such as nebula, galaxy, cluster..): Nebula
distance (in lightyears): 1600 light years
Locating the constellation: (when I follow your description, I should
be able to locate the constellation. Use only the North Star, Big
Dipper and Cassiopeia as references in the sky, and compass
directions and height above the horizon as ground-based references)
I went back home last
Sketch: (easiest to paste a photo of a hand drawn sketch)
(include names and apparent magnitudes of at least three bright stars)
Deep-Sky Object (DSO) photo (NOT a stellarium screenshot):
(include full reference to the source of the photograph)
