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|| '''Slide Number 1 '''

'''Title slide '''
|| Welcome to this Spoken tutorial on''' Celestial Bodies and Constellations.'''
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|| '''Slide Number 2'''

'''Learning Objectives'''

|| In this tutorial we will learn about, * Celestial bodies
* Stars and constellations
Configure the setting s of stars and constellations

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|| '''Slide Number 3b'''

'''System Requirements'''
|| To record this tutorial, I am using,

'''Ubuntu Linux OS''', version 16.04

'''Marble '''version 1.12.20 and

A working internet connection

The process demonstrated is this tutorial is identical in

'''Ubuntu Linux OS''', version 18.04

'''Marble '''version 2.2.20

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|| '''Slide Number 4'''

'''Pre-requisites'''

'''https://spoken-tutorial.org'''
|| To practise this tutorial, learner should be familiar with '''Marble''' interface

For the prerequisite '''Marble '''tutorials, please visit this site.

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|| Cursor on the interface.
|| I have opened the Marble interface in '''Atlas view.'''

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|| Drag the - button on the '''windrose'''
|| Let us zoom out to see the black sky.
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|| Right-click on Overview map, select Hide option from context menu.

Hide Compass and Scalebar plugins.
||I will hide Overview map, Compass and Scalebar for clarity.
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|| Point to the interface .

Point to the dark surface on the interface.

Rotate the globe and point to the sky .
|| Black coloured surface on the interface represents the sky on a clear night.

When we rotate the globe we can see various views of a wide extensive sky.

We can see various objects present in the sky.

These objects are called celestial bodies.

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|| Cursor on the interface.

Click on Settings, select Panels,

>> select Hide All Panels.
|| We will now hide all the panels.

Go to the Settings menu and select Panels.

From the sub-menu select Hide All Panels.
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|| Rotate the globe.

Point to Sun, Moon stars and others.
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To see more objects in the sky let us keep rotating the globe.

Notice that we can see Sun, Moon, stars and other celestial bodies.
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|| Point to the stars.

Point to the sun.
|| Here we can see the countless bright stars in the sky.

The nearest star to the Earth is the Sun.
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|| Point to the stars.

|| Our best estimates tell us that the Milky Way is made up of approximately 100 billion stars.

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|| Cursor on the interface.
|| Let us now configure the settings for stars in the''' Marble '''interface

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|| Click on the '''Settings''' Menu

Select''' Configure Marble Virtual Globe''' option

'''Configure '''window opens

|| Click on the '''Settings''' Menu

Select''' Configure Marble Virtual Globe''' option

'''Configure '''window opens
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|| From the left panel, select '''Plugins''' option

Point to''' Plugins '''menu

Point to the scroll bar at the right side of the '''plugins''' menu
|| From the left panel, select the '''Plugins''' tab

'''Plugins '''menu opens in the right panel

At the extreme right of the '''Plugins''' menu we see a scroll bar

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|| Scroll down and locate '''Stars '''plugin

In the '''Plugins '''menu click on the Configure button corresponding to Stars
|| Let us scroll down and locate '''Stars '''plugin

Click on the C'''onfigure''' button corresponding to '''Stars'''

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|| Point to''' Configure Stars Plugin- '''window

We can notice two tabs namely '''Celestial Objects '''and '''Lines and Orientation.'''

'''Celestial Objects''' tab opens by default
|| '''Configure Stars Plugin- Marble Virtual Globe '''window opens

This window has two tabs, '''Celestial Objects '''and '''Lines and Orientation.'''

'''Celestial Objects''' tab opens by default

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|| Point to the different options in the '''Celestial Objects''' tab
|| In the '''Celestial Objects''' tab, we can see different sections

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|| Point to '''Star Magnitude Limit '''section
|| Go to '''Star Magnitude Limit'''

'''Star Magnitude Limit '''represents the magnitude of stars seen on the interface

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|| Point to the slider under '''Star Magnitude Limit'''

Drag slider to 0 magnitude.

Click on the''' OK''' button in the box

Click on the '''OK''' button in the Configure window
|| Under '''Star Magnitude Limit '''we can see a slider to change the magnitude

Drag the slider to 0 magnitude.

Click on the''' OK''' button in the window

Click on the '''OK '''button in the Configure window
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|| Point to the plain black surface.

|| Notice that stars have disappeared from the interface.

Now we can clearly see the celestial bodies.
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|| To open Configure Stars Plugin window, right-click anywhere on the black sky.

A context menu opens.

Select Configure option from the menu.
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|| Point to '''Solar System''' option
|| In the '''Configure Stars Plugin '''window, next section is'''Solar System'''
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|| Scroll down and show the names of planets.

Scroll down.
|| This section has check-boxes for Sun, Moon and planets in the solar system.

Let us scroll down to see all the check-boxes.
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|| Point to the checked boxes.
|| By default Sun and Moon check-boxes are checked.
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|| Check the boxes of all the planets.
|| We will check all the boxes to see the planets in the sky.
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|| Point to Earth check-box.
|| Observe that we cannot click on Earth check-box as we are observing from Earth.
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|| Point to these check-boxes
|| Next we have two more check-boxes

'''Use name labels''' and '''Magnify Sun and Moon.'''

By default these boxes are checked.
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|| Point to the check-boxes.
|| These check-boxes are used to show the names of sun, moon and other planets.
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|| Point to '''Other '''section
|| '''Other '''section''' '''represents '''Deep Sky objects.'''

For now we will leave them as default.

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|| click on the '''OK '''button''' '''in the window

Point to Sun in the sky.

|| Now click on the '''OK '''button''' '''in the window

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|| Point to the objects which form some shapes .
|| We can see some lines and shapes in the sky. They are constellations

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|| Slide 6

Constellations
|| Let us see what are constellations

A constellation is a group of stars which forms an imaginary shape in the night sky.
In''' Latin, Stella''' means a star and '''constellation''' means a set of stars

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||

Slide 7

Constellations
||Constellations are usually named after mythological characters, people, animals and objects.
It is like a game of connecting the dots.
The visible night sky is divided into 88 constellations by astronomers.
Out of which 12 are zodiac signs

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|| Go to Settings menu and select Configure Marble Virtual Globe option.
|| For better visibility I will change the colour of the constellations.

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|| Right-click anywhere on the black sky.

Point to context menu

Select Configure option from the menu.
|| To open Configure Stars Plugin window, right-click anywhere on the black sky.

Select Configure option from the context menu.
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|| '''Configure Stars Plugin- '''window opens

Click on the '''Lines and Orientation''' tab
|| '''Configure Stars Plugin- '''window opens

Click on the '''Lines and Orientation''' tab
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|| Under '''Constellations '''Point to the checkboxes '''Lines '''and''' Labels.'''

Click on the box corresponding to '''Lines.'''
|| Under '''Constellations, '''we can see two checkboxes '''Lines '''and''' Labels.'''

Click on the button corresponding to '''Lines.'''

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|| Point to colour window.

Select yellow colour from the box.

Click on the '''ok''' button in the box
|| Colour window opens.

I will select yellow colour from the window.

Click on the '''OK''' button in the window

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|| Click on the box corresponding to '''Labels.'''

From the colour box select rose colour.

Click on the '''ok '''button in the box

|| Next click on the button corresponding to '''Labels.'''

From the colour window I will select red colour.

Click on the '''OK '''button in the window

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|| Point to '''Names'''. Point to the dropdown button corresponding to '''Names.'''

Click on the dropdown button. Latin name is selected by default.

I will leave it as default.

|| Below '''Labels''' we can see''' Names '''drop-down.

In the drop-down Latin name is selected by default.

I will leave it as it is.
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|| Point to''' Coordinate Grid''' section

Point to '''Celestial Equator, Celestial Poles, '''and''' Ecliptic''' checkboxes
|| Next is the Coordinate''' Grid''' section

Under the Coordinate''' Grid, '''we see '''Celestial Equator, Celestial Poles '''and''' Ecliptic''' checkboxes

I will leave them as default.
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|| Click on the '''Celestial Objects''' tab
|| Now let us make the stars visible on the interface.

Click on the '''Celestial Objects''' tab

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|| Under '''Star Magnitude Limit ,''' drag the slider to 7 magnitude

Click on the '''OK''' button in the box
|| Under '''Star Magnitude Limit ,''' drag the slider to 7 magnitude
Click on the '''OK '''button in the box

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|| Point to the constellations.
|| We can see the changes in the Lines and Labels of each constellation.
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|| Rotate and point to each constellations.

Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.
|| Rotate the globe to see the various zodiac signs.

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|| Slide Number 8

'''Summary'''

|| Let us summarise

In this tutorial we have learnt about
* Celestial bodies
* Stars and constellations
* Configure the settings of stars and constellations

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|| As an Assignment

Explore more about the '''Coordinate Grid '''option

Hint: Use Celestial Objects tab in '''Stars plugin.'''

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|| Slide Number 8

Spoken tutorial workshop
||The video at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.

Please download and watch it.
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|| Slide Number 9

'''Spoken Tutorial workshops'''
|| The '''Spoken Tutorial Project '''team:

conducts workshops using spoken tutorials and gives certificates.

For more details, please write to us.
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|| Slide Number 10

'''Forum for specific questions'''

'''https://spoken-tutorial.org'''
|| Please post your timed queries in this forum.
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|| Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by,

MHRD, Government of India.
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|| This tutorial is contributed by Viji Nair and Madhuri Ganapathi from, IIT Bombay. Thank you for watching.
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 || Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by,
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Marble/C3/Celestial-Bodies-and-Constellations/English - Revision history

Snehalathak at 09:28, 24 July 2020

Madhurig at 10:48, 23 July 2020

Madhurig at 10:23, 23 July 2020

Nancyvarkey at 18:26, 20 July 2020

Vijinair at 10:46, 17 July 2020

Vijinair: Created page with " {|border=1 ||'''Visual Cue''' |'''Narration''' |- |- || '''Slide Number 1 ''' '''Title slide ''' || Welcome to this Spoken tutorial on''' C..."