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 Scorpius

Create a constellation drawing of Scorpius.  

Use the slice tool to connect the stars!

Constellations are sections of the sky defined by astronomers and named according to ancient mythological figures or objects imagined by people. The brighter stars are often connected in dot and line drawings to illustrate the figures or objects.

scorpius.jpg (55798 bytes) Scorpius.fts in IGREY

Try this yourself with an image of Scorpius! 

  1. With the HOU software, open up scorpius.fts.   Open. or .

  1. Change grey.jpg (2765 bytes) to any color palette bluered.jpg (3503 bytes) .

  2. Under data.jpg (1757 bytes), select slicemnu.jpg (1766 bytes). Click on the image near one star, drag the cursor near the next star, click again.  (When the plot window comes up simply click on the X in the upper corner to remove it from your screen.) 

  3. Continue using Slice until your whole constellation figure is complete. 

  4. If you make a mistake you can Clean Up by choosing cleanup.jpg (1336 bytes) or going to the view.jpg (1181 bytes) menu and choosing clnupmks.jpg (1838 bytes) .

  5. You can save and print  your drawings in several ways, depending on the kind of computer you are using. 
    ** On a MacIntosh computer, press Apple, F, 3 all at once.  Then go to your hard drive, and double click on the most recent picture file. 
    ** On a PC or IBM compatible computer, press Alt, Print Screen.  Then open Accessories, Paint or any other graphics program, and paste. 
    ** Then you can add other labels to your drawings using your graphics program.  Save and print with your graphics program. 

HOU Educators:  Download scorpius.fts
This image was taken by Rob Hollow, an HOU teacher in Australia.

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