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Show B4 Wednesday, December 20, 2006 Vernal Express The Children's Place Starry Astronomy by definition is the science of the heavenly heav-enly bodies and of their sizes, motions, and composition. Heavenly bodies include things like stars and planets. There are a lot of things in the night sky waiting to be discovered. dis-covered. You may have heard about constellations before. A constellation is a bunch of stars that are grouped together. togeth-er. Stars are big exploding balls made mostly of hydrogen hydro-gen and helium. The Sun is our nearest star. Stars shine ' by burning the hydrogen and helium gas. Many people draw pictures with the stars and make up stories behind the constellations. Many of these stories are based on Greek Mythology. Next time you are at the library see if you can read more about the myths behind these constellations. There are currently 88 figures in the sky that are "official" constellations. They can be seen at different times of the year. A few that you can find during the winter time are listed below: Andromeda is one of the true highlights of the winter evening sky. On any clear November or December eve ning, you can easily tina tnis very large constellation by looking high in the northern part of the sky. According to mythology, Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus and Casseopeia and was one of the most beautiful of all the goddesses. god-desses. The striking appearance appear-ance of this beautiful constellation constel-lation seems to confirm this ancient legend. I Andromeda . Gemini Oil Pfe ''?) i "'' - " .5 Night Orion is the great hunter of the sky. The easiest way to find him is to find the three stars of his belt According to Greek legend, leg-end, Orion was a brave hunter that was killed by a scorpion. Orion Canis Major and Canis Minor are Orion's faithful dogs that come behind him. Canis Major Gemini, the Twins is easy to find as it glides high overhead in mid-winter, above and to the left of Orion. It's two brightest bright-est stars Castor and Pollux represent the mythological twins brothers of Helen of Troy. JSipwif jly y f:-W'vV y-m' i&m ON SALE NOW!!! November 29 to January 31, 2007 Buy 3 Outlaw Trail Journals Issues inclusive to Summer 2004 Priced $3.50 -$6.50 Receive 30 OFF! And Receive 25 OFF Books Written by Doris Karren Burton , Camtf tMff AftJ .. By Jennifer Petty Auriga, the celestial charioteer, chari-oteer, has neither chariot nor horse. Instead, he's drawn as a man holding the reins in his right hand, with a goat on his left shoulder and two baby goats in his left arm. Look for him cruising high across the southern sky in January and February. Auriga Taurus, the bull, is marked by a V-shaped pattern of stars that outlines the bull's face. Bright red Aldebaran, the "eye" of the bull, stands at one point of the V. Taurus Stars are big exploding balls made mostly of hydrogen and helium. The Sun is our nearest star. Stars shine by burning the hydrogen and helium gas. Activities Draw your own constellations constella-tions by putting drops of glue on black construction paper then sprinkling with glitter. Make up a story about the character in your constellation. See if you can find your own constellation in the sky. Learn more about stars and astronomy by checking out a book from the library. hart I u m The hunter Orion is ready to hunt with uu You can find some constellations by finding one constellation then following it to another. Here are the constellations con-stellations Gemini, Auriga and Taurus in relation to Orion. Recipe Star Cookies Make these delicious star cookies with see-through colored col-ored centers. Stars aren't all white like they might appear, but are red, yellow, blue and white. The different colors tell how hot the star is. The bluish stars are the hottest ones and the reddish stars are the cool- &8UTUIS? TF.S.'L CTISL , Is L f S pi yijl ..... " ;. a his two dogs, Canis Major and Canis est. When you look at a flame you can see that the bottom part is blue and the tip is orange or yellow. That's because the bottom bot-tom part of the flame is hotter. Recipe from http:space-place.nasa.govenkidscook-ies.shtml Ingredients 3 C. Flour 1 tsp. Baking powder 14 tsp. Salt 1 C. Sugar 1 C. Margarine or butter, softened soft-ened 2 Large eggs 1 or 2 tsps. Vanilla extract Hard candy such as sour balls or Life Savers (10 to 12 ounces) in these assorted star colors-red, yellow, blue, and white Fishing line (optional) What to do: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Measure flour, baking powder, pow-der, and salt into a large bowl. In another large bowl, beat sugar, and butter until creamy. Reduce mixer speed to low. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. Reat mixture until blended. Beat in flour mixture just until blended. Divide dough into four equal pieces. Wrap each piece with plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes (dough will be soft). While dough is chilling, group candies by color and place in separate heavy-duty plastic bags. Place one bag on towel-covered work surface. With a meat mallet or rolling Stars by Sherri Anderson I look to the sky at night and admire the beauty of the stars. I stand in awe of their brilliance; They are as shining and constant and they have been since the beginning of time. They light the heavens and fill our hearts with wonder. When one burns out, another takes its place; for they are eternal. Wherever you are, they guide you from their home high above the earth. At times, they seem close enough to touch, as they transport your dreams far away. Their magic compels us to offer up wishes for their consideration. They make us realize that even when the sky is the darkest, a tiny beacon of light still shines through. They are God's reminder to us that some things really do go on forever. 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Use a pancake turner to lift cookies from floured surface, sur-face, placing each on foil. With mini-cookie cutters, canape cutters, or knife, cut star (or other) shapes from the center of each cookie. Reserve cut out pieces for re-rolling. Place some crushed candy in cutouts cut-outs of each cookie. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool cookies completely on baking sheet. If desired, cut lengths of fishing line and loop through small hole at the top of cookie. Hang cookie as decoration. Just in time for Bitter Creek Books 684 West Main Vernal, Utah (435) 7894742 |