Keep Looking Up!

By Gary Fugman

“December Constellation Myths and the Star of Bethlehem This Weekend!”

People of all ages are invited to Northeast Nebraska Astronomy Club (NENAC) this weekend for a special request program.  Friday, December 13 at 7pm at the Lyons Library and Saturday and December 14 at 7pm at the Decatur Sears Center Pastor Gary Fugman will lead a discussion on the stories behind tonight’s sky constellations.  An open ended discussion about the Star of Bethlehem will follow our constellation time together.  Free constellation chart will be given to all at the meeting.

To get you “warmed up” for NENAC this weekend, do the following matching quiz:

__Andromeda    a.a snowy white bovine

__Aries               b.brothers between Cancer and Taurus

__Cassiopeia     c.bragged of her beauty

__Cepheus         d.a chained up princess

__Cetus              e.one of the great heroes of classical mythology

__Gemini            f.keeps warm in winter with a Golden Fleece

__Orion              g.extends his scepter towards his queen in the sky

__Perseus          h.banished to the southern part of the sky

__Taurus            i.one of the most well known constellations in the December sky

Enjoy the quiz!  Get all the answers this Friday and Saturday at 7pm at NENAC.  Following the meeting inside dress warmly for, weather permitting, we will go Friday 3 miles south of Lyons to the Cory & Tracie Martin residence and Saturday to the Fugman Observatory south in Decatur to view December constellations for real!  Telescopic views of Jupiter and the Moon will also dazzle you!  For more information on this and future NENAC presentations, call Pastor Gary Fugman at 349-1953 or google “nenacstars”.  Merry Christmas from your friends at NENAC and Keep Looking Up!