Polaris is not the brightest star in the sky – in fact it’s quite average to the earthbound observer. Sirius is the brightest as seen from the earth, in the northern hemisphere. Jupiter moves along the ecliptic. It is not always (actually very rarely) found at the tip of Orion’s club. The planets do not move together with the stars (from our viewpoint.)
jupiter is only rarely located next to orion as you describe. also your video shows pretty much the whole sky in a tiny view which you won’t ever see when looking up at it to navigate.
There are quite a few misconceptions in this video. (1) Orion carries a club and a shield, not a bow. (2) Jupiter does not “appear and disappear due to its rotation.” Jupiter, like all planets, moves against the background of stars throughout its orbit around the sun. (2) Polaris isn’t anywhere near the brightest star in the sky.
As others have mentioned, there are quite a few misconceptions in this video.
(1) Orion carries a club and a shield, not a bow.
(2) Jupiter does not “appear and disappear due to its rotation.” Jupiter, like all planets, moves against the background of stars throughout its orbit around the sun.
(3) Polaris isn’t anywhere near the brightest star in the sky.
Orion, the Hunter, has a shield not bow. Some say,he is fighting Taurus, the Bull, the next constellation to his right. His shield is protecting him from the horns of Taurus.
Good job, but saying that Polaris is the brightest star, when it is Sirius, deserves a correction. Sirius (the Dog Star) is easy to find too. The line of Orion’s belt points to it, down and to the left of Orion.
Agree with sourman. The north star is actually not very bright at all, which is why most people use the big dipper to find it. Too bad he didn’t mention how to find Sirius as it’s actually quite easy: follow Orion’s belt downwards and ta-da!
Many assumptions have been made with this video. The factors are the
location of the user, what time of year is the user looking at the
stars, what hemisphere is the user located in, and if the user at
the north pole every direction is south. But overall if you use this
information as a basic guide to help get you out of a jam. Just think,
you are never losted….just temporarily disoriented.
USMC Celestial Qualified Navigator KC-130 97-05
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Nice guide mate, but Polaris is not the brightest star in the sky. It’s a common misconception, but that honor actually belongs to Sirius
Polaris is not the brightest star in the sky – in fact it’s quite average to the earthbound observer. Sirius is the brightest as seen from the earth, in the northern hemisphere. Jupiter moves along the ecliptic. It is not always (actually very rarely) found at the tip of Orion’s club. The planets do not move together with the stars (from our viewpoint.)
jupiter is only rarely located next to orion as you describe. also your video shows pretty much the whole sky in a tiny view which you won’t ever see when looking up at it to navigate.
the big dipper is not a constellation either; it is part of the Ursa Major constellation. the big dipper itself is an asterism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterism_(astronomy)
There are quite a few misconceptions in this video. (1) Orion carries a club and a shield, not a bow. (2) Jupiter does not “appear and disappear due to its rotation.” Jupiter, like all planets, moves against the background of stars throughout its orbit around the sun. (2) Polaris isn’t anywhere near the brightest star in the sky.
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As others have mentioned, there are quite a few misconceptions in this video.
(1) Orion carries a club and a shield, not a bow.
(2) Jupiter does not “appear and disappear due to its rotation.” Jupiter, like all planets, moves against the background of stars throughout its orbit around the sun.
(3) Polaris isn’t anywhere near the brightest star in the sky.
The North Star is actually relatively dim in the Northeast US. The brightest star, Sirius, can be found by following the line of Orion’s belt.
Jupiter’s position shifts considerably with its orbit, while the relatively stable constellations spin on the axis (roughly) of the North Star.
So while that bright spot in Orion may have been Jupiter on some night, it cannot always be Jupiter.
Orion, the Hunter, has a shield not bow. Some say,he is fighting Taurus, the Bull, the next constellation to his right. His shield is protecting him from the horns of Taurus.
Good job, but saying that Polaris is the brightest star, when it is Sirius, deserves a correction. Sirius (the Dog Star) is easy to find too. The line of Orion’s belt points to it, down and to the left of Orion.
Jupiter is not ALWAYS above Orion’s right arm. In fact right now, Jupiter is in the constellation Sagittarius.
Gary
Agree with sourman. The north star is actually not very bright at all, which is why most people use the big dipper to find it. Too bad he didn’t mention how to find Sirius as it’s actually quite easy: follow Orion’s belt downwards and ta-da!
The video won’t play. Says it can’t find it.
Awesome site though!
orion holds a shield and a club, jupiter is not always is a fixed position as it is a planet. planet meaning “wanderer”
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Many assumptions have been made with this video. The factors are the
location of the user, what time of year is the user looking at the
stars, what hemisphere is the user located in, and if the user at
the north pole every direction is south. But overall if you use this
information as a basic guide to help get you out of a jam. Just think,
you are never losted….just temporarily disoriented.
USMC Celestial Qualified Navigator KC-130 97-05