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'''Title slide'''
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|| Welcome to this Spoken tutorial on''' Celestial Bodies and Constellations.'''
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|| Welcome to this Spoken tutorial on '''Celestial Bodies and Constellations'''.
 
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'''Learning Objectives'''  
 
'''Learning Objectives'''  
  
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|| In this tutorial we will learn about,  
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|| In this tutorial we will learn about, * Celestial bodies
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* Celestial bodies
 
* Stars and constellations
 
* Stars and constellations
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Configure the setting s of stars and constellations
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* Configure the setting of stars and constellations.
  
 
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'''System Requirements'''
 
'''System Requirements'''
 
|| To record this tutorial, I am using,  
 
|| To record this tutorial, I am using,  
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* '''Ubuntu Linux OS''' version 16.04
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* '''Marble '''version 1.12.20 and
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* A working internet connection
  
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'''Ubuntu Linux OS''', version 16.04
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The process demonstrated is this tutorial is identical in,
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* '''Ubuntu Linux OS''', version 18.04  
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'''Marble '''version 1.12.20 and
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* '''Marble '''version 2.2.20
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The process demonstrated is this tutorial is identical in  
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'''Ubuntu Linux OS''', version 18.04  
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'''Marble '''version 2.2.20
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'''https://spoken-tutorial.org'''
 
'''https://spoken-tutorial.org'''
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|| To practise this tutorial, learner should be familiar with '''Marble''' interface.
  
 
For the prerequisite '''Marble '''tutorials, please visit this site.
 
For the prerequisite '''Marble '''tutorials, please visit this site.
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|| Let us zoom out to see the black sky.
 
|| Let us zoom out to see the black sky.
 
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|| Right-click on '''Overview map''', select '''Hide''' option from context menu.
  
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Hide '''Compass''' and '''Scalebar plugins'''.
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||I will hide Overview map, Compass and Scalebar for clarity.
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||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.
 
Point to the dark surface on the interface.
  
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Rotate the globe and point to the sky .
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Rotate the globe and point to the sky.
 
|| Black coloured surface on the interface represents the sky on a clear night.
 
|| Black coloured surface on the interface represents the sky on a clear night.
  
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When we rotate the globe we can see various views of a wide extensive sky.
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When we rotate the globe, we can see various objects present in the sky.
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We can see various objects present in the sky.
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These objects are called celestial bodies.
 
These objects are called celestial bodies.
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|| Cursor on the interface.
 
|| Cursor on the interface.
  
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|| We will now hide all the panels.
  
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Go to the Settings menu and select Panels.
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Go to the '''Settings''' menu and select '''Panels'''.
  
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From the sub-menu select Hide All Panels.
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From the sub-menu select '''Hide All Panels'''.
 
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|| Rotate the globe.
 
|| Rotate the globe.
  
 
Point to Sun, Moon stars and others.
 
Point to Sun, Moon stars and others.
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|| To see more objects in the sky let us keep rotating the globe.
  
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To see more objects in the sky let us keep rotating the globe.
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Notice that we can see sun, moon, stars and other celestial bodies.
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Notice that we can see Sun, Moon, stars and other celestial bodies.
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|| Here we can see the countless bright stars in the sky.
 
|| Here we can see the countless bright stars in the sky.
  
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The nearest star to the Earth is the Sun.
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The nearest star to the '''Earth''' is the '''Sun'''.
 
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|| Point to the stars.
 
|| Point to the stars.
  
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|| Our best estimates tell us that the Milky Way is made up of approximately 100 billion stars.
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|| 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.
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|| Let us now configure the settings for stars in the''' Marble '''interface
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|| Let us now configure the '''settings''' for stars in the''' Marble '''interface
  
 
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|| Click on '''Settings''' >> select '''Configure Marble Virtual Globe''' option.
  
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Select''' Configure Marble Virtual Globe''' option
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'''Configure''' window opens.
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|| Click on the '''Settings''' menu.
  
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'''Configure '''window opens
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Select''' Configure Marble Virtual Globe''' option.
  
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'''Configure '''window opens.
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'''Configure '''window opens
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|| From the left '''panel''', select '''Plugins''' option.
  
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Point to''' Plugins '''menu
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Point to''' Plugins ''' menu.
  
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Point to the scroll bar at the right side of the '''plugins''' menu
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Point to the scroll bar at the right side of the '''plugins''' menu.
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|| From the left panel, select the '''Plugins''' tab
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|| From the left '''panel''', select the '''Plugins''' tab.
  
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'''Plugins '''menu opens in the right panel
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'''Plugins '''menu opens in the right '''panel'''.
  
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At the extreme right of the '''Plugins''' menu we see a scroll bar
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At the extreme right of the '''Plugins''' menu we see a scroll bar.
  
 
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|| Scroll down and locate '''Stars '''plugin
 
|| Scroll down and locate '''Stars '''plugin
  
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'''Plugins '''menu >> click on the Configure button corresponding to Stars.
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|| Let us scroll down and locate '''Stars plugin'''.
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Click on the C'''onfigure''' button corresponding to '''Stars'''
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Click on the '''Configure''' button corresponding to '''Stars'''.
  
 
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|| Point to''' Configure Stars Plugin '''window.
  
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We can notice two tabs namely '''Celestial Objects '''and '''Lines and Orientation.'''
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Point to the two tabs namely '''Celestial Objects '''and '''Lines and Orientation.'''
  
  
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'''Celestial Objects''' tab opens by default
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Point to '''Celestial Objects''' tab.
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|| '''Configure Stars Plugin- Marble Virtual Globe '''window opens
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|| '''Configure Stars Plugin''' window opens.
  
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This window has two tabs, '''Celestial Objects '''and '''Lines and Orientation.'''
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This window has two tabs, '''Celestial Objects''' and '''Lines and Orientation.'''
  
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'''Celestial Objects''' tab opens by default
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'''Celestial Objects''' tab opens by default.
  
 
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|| Point to the different options in the '''Celestial Objects''' tab
 
|| Point to the different options in the '''Celestial Objects''' tab
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|| In the '''Celestial Objects''' tab, we can see different sections
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|| In the '''Celestial Objects''' tab, we can see different sections.
  
 
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|| Point to '''Star Magnitude Limit '''section
 
|| Point to '''Star Magnitude Limit '''section
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|| Go to '''Star Magnitude Limit'''.
  
  
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'''Star Magnitude Limit '''represents the magnitude of stars seen on the interface
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'''Star Magnitude Limit '''represents the magnitude of stars seen on the interface.
  
 
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Click on the''' OK''' button in the box
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Click on the''' OK''' button in the window.
  
  
 
Click on the '''OK''' button in the Configure window
 
Click on the '''OK''' button in the Configure window
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|| Under '''Star Magnitude Limit '''we can see a slider to change the magnitude
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|| Under '''Star Magnitude Limit '''we can see a slider to change the magnitude.
  
 
Drag the slider to 0 magnitude.
 
Drag the slider to 0 magnitude.
  
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Click on the''' OK''' button in the window
 
  
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Click on the '''OK '''button in the Configure window
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Click on the''' OK''' button in the window.
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Click on the '''OK '''button in the '''Configure''' window.
 
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|| Point to the plain black surface.
 
|| Point to the plain black surface.
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Now we can clearly see the celestial bodies.
 
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.
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|| To open '''Configure Stars Plugin''' window, right-click anywhere on the black sky.
  
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A context menu opens.
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A context menu opens..
  
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Select Configure option from the menu.
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Select '''Configure''' option from the menu.
 
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|| Point to '''Solar System''' option
 
|| Point to '''Solar System''' option
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|| In the '''Configure Stars Plugin '''window, next section is'''Solar System'''
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|| 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 and show the names of planets.
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|| Point to the checked boxes.
 
|| Point to the checked boxes.
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|| By default, sun and moon check-boxes are checked.
 
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|| Check the boxes of all the planets.
 
|| Check the boxes of all the planets.
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|| Observe that we cannot click on Earth check-box as we are observing from Earth.
 
|| Observe that we cannot click on Earth check-box as we are observing from Earth.
 
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|| Next we have two check-boxes.
  
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'''Use name labels''' and '''Magnify Sun and Moon.'''
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'''Use name labels''' and '''Magnify Sun and Moon'''.
  
  
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By default these check-boxes are checked.
 
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|| Point to the check-boxes.
 
|| Point to the check-boxes.
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|| Point to '''Other '''section
 
|| Point to '''Other '''section
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|| '''Other''' section represents '''Deep Sky objects.'''
  
 
For now we will leave them as default.
 
For now we will leave them as default.
  
 
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|| click on the '''OK '''button''' '''in the window
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|| Click on the '''OK '''button
  
 
Point to Sun in the sky.
 
Point to Sun in the sky.
  
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|| Now click on the '''OK '''button''' '''in the window
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|| Now click on the '''OK '''button in the window.
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|| Point to the objects which form some shapes .
 
|| Point to the objects which form some shapes .
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|| We can see some lines and shapes in the sky. They are constellations
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|| We can see some lines and shapes in the sky. They are constellations.
  
 
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|| '''Slide Number 5'''
  
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Constellations
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'''Constellations'''
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|| Let us see what are constellations
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|| Let us see what are constellations.
  
  
 
A constellation is a group of stars which forms an imaginary shape in the night sky.  
 
A constellation is a group of stars which forms an imaginary shape in the night sky.  
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In''' Latin, Stella''' means a star and '''constellation''' means a set of stars
 
  
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In ''' Latin''', '''Stella''' means a star and '''constellation''' means a set of stars.
  
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Constellations
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|| '''Slide Number 6'''
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'''Constellations'''
 
||Constellations are usually named after mythological characters, people, animals and objects.
 
||Constellations are usually named after mythological characters, people, animals and objects.
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It is like a game of connecting the dots.
 
It is like a game of connecting the dots.
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The visible night sky is divided into 88 constellations by astronomers.  
 
The visible night sky is divided into 88 constellations by astronomers.  
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Out of which 12 are zodiac signs
 
  
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Out of which 12 are zodiac signs.
  
 
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|| Cursor on the black sky.
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|| For better visibility I will change the colour of the constellations.
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|| For better visibility, I will change the colour of the constellations.
  
 
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Point to context menu
 
Point to context menu
  
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Select Configure option from the menu.
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Select '''Configure''' option from the menu.
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|| To open Configure Stars Plugin window, right-click anywhere on the black sky.
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|| To open '''Configure Stars Plugin''' window, right-click anywhere on the black sky.
  
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Select Configure option from the context menu.
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Select '''Configure''' option from the context menu.
 
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|| '''Configure Stars Plugin- '''window opens  
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|| '''Configure Stars Plugin '''window opens.
  
 
Click on the '''Lines and Orientation''' tab
 
Click on the '''Lines and Orientation''' tab
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|| '''Configure Stars Plugin- '''window opens
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|| '''Configure Stars Plugin '''window opens.
  
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Click on the '''Lines and Orientation''' tab
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Click on the '''Lines and Orientation''' tab.
 
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|| Under '''Constellations '''Point to the checkboxes '''Lines '''and''' Labels.'''
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|| Under '''Constellations '''>> point to the check-boxes '''Lines '''and''' Labels.'''  
  
 
Click on the box corresponding to '''Lines.'''
 
Click on the box corresponding to '''Lines.'''
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|| Under '''Constellations''', we can see two check-boxes, '''Lines '''and''' Labels.'''
  
 
Click on the button corresponding to '''Lines.'''
 
Click on the button corresponding to '''Lines.'''
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Select yellow colour from the box.
 
Select yellow colour from the box.
  
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Click on the '''ok''' button in the box
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Click on the '''Ok''' button
 
|| Colour window opens.
 
|| Colour window opens.
  
 
I will select yellow colour from the window.
 
I will select yellow colour from the window.
  
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Click on the '''OK''' button in the window
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Click on the '''OK''' button in the window.
  
 
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From the colour box select rose colour.
 
From the colour box select rose colour.
  
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Click on the '''ok '''button in the box
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Click on the '''OK '''button in the box.
  
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From the colour window I will select red colour.
 
From the colour window I will select red colour.
  
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Click on the '''OK '''button in the window
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Point to the drop-down button corresponding to '''Names.'''
  
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I will leave it as default.
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Click on the drop-down button. '''Latin Name''' is selected.
  
 
|| Below '''Labels''' we can see''' Names '''drop-down.  
 
|| Below '''Labels''' we can see''' Names '''drop-down.  
  
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In the drop-down Latin name is selected by default.
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In the drop-down, '''Latin Name''' is selected by default.
  
 
I will leave it as it is.
 
I will leave it as it is.
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|| Point to''' Coordinate Grid''' section
 
|| Point to''' Coordinate Grid''' section
  
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Point to '''Celestial Equator, Celestial Poles, '''and''' Ecliptic''' checkboxes
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Point to '''Celestial Equator''', '''Celestial Poles, '''and''' Ecliptic''' check-boxes
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|| Next is the Coordinate''' Grid''' section
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|| Next is the '''Coordinate Grid''' section.
  
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Under the Coordinate''' Grid, '''we see '''Celestial Equator, Celestial Poles '''and''' Ecliptic''' checkboxes
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Under the '''Coordinate Grid, ''' we see '''Celestial Equator''', '''Celestial Poles''' and '''Ecliptic''' check-boxes.
  
 
I will leave them as default.
 
I will leave them as default.
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|| Now let us make the stars visible on the interface.
 
|| Now let us make the stars visible on the interface.
  
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Click on the '''Celestial Objects''' tab
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Click on the '''Celestial Objects''' tab.
  
 
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|| Under '''Star Magnitude Limit ,''' drag the slider to 7 magnitude
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|| Under '''Star Magnitude Limit >>''' drag the slider to 7 magnitude
  
  
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Click on the '''OK''' button in the box
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Click on the '''OK''' button in the window.
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|| Under '''Star Magnitude Limit ,''' drag the slider to 7 magnitude
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|| Under '''Star Magnitude Limit ,''' drag the slider to 7 magnitude.
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Click on the '''OK '''button in the box
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Now click on the '''OK '''button in the window.
  
 
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|| Point to the constellations.
 
|| Point to the constellations.
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|| We can see the changes in the '''Lines''' and '''Labels''' of each constellation.
 
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|| Rotate and point to each constellations.
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|| '''Slide Number 7'''
  
 
'''Summary'''
 
'''Summary'''
  
  
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In this tutorial we have learnt about
 
In this tutorial we have learnt about
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* Explore more about '''Coordinate Grid ''' option.
  
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* Hint: Use '''Celestial Objects''' tab in '''Stars plugin'''.
  
 
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Spoken tutorial workshop
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'''About the Spoken Tutorial Project'''
 
||The video at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
 
||The video at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
  
 
Please download and watch it.
 
Please download and watch it.
 
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'''Spoken Tutorial workshops'''
 
'''Spoken Tutorial workshops'''
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For more details, please write to us.
 
For more details, please write to us.
 
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||'''Slide Number 11'''
  
 
'''Forum for specific questions'''
 
'''Forum for specific questions'''
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'''https://spoken-tutorial.org'''
 
 
|| Please post your timed queries in this forum.
 
|| Please post your timed queries in this forum.
 
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|| Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by,  
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'''Acknowledgement'''
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Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by,
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* National Mission on Education through ICT and
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* Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching,
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MHRD,Government of India.
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||Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by,
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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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MHRD, Government of India.
 
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Latest revision as of 14:58, 24 July 2020

Visual Cue
Narration
Slide Number 1

Title slide

Welcome to this Spoken tutorial on Celestial Bodies and Constellations.
Slide Number 2

Learning Objectives

In this tutorial we will learn about,
  • Celestial bodies
  • Stars and constellations
  • Configure the setting of stars and constellations.
Slide Number 3

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
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.

Cursor on the interface. I have opened the Marble interface in the default Atlas view.
Drag the - button on the windrose Let us zoom out to see the black sky.
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.
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 objects present in the sky.

These objects are called celestial bodies.

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.

Rotate the globe.

Point to Sun, Moon stars and others.

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.

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.

Point to the stars. Our best estimates tell us that the Milky Way is made up of approximately 100 billion stars.
Cursor on the interface. Let us now configure the settings for stars in the Marble interface
Click on Settings >> select Configure Marble Virtual Globe option.

Configure window opens.

Click on the Settings menu.

Select Configure Marble Virtual Globe option.

Configure window opens.

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.

Scroll down and locate Stars plugin

Plugins menu >> click on the Configure button corresponding to Stars.

Let us scroll down and locate Stars plugin.

Click on the Configure button corresponding to Stars.

Point to Configure Stars Plugin window.

Point to the two tabs namely Celestial Objects and Lines and Orientation.


Point to Celestial Objects tab.

Configure Stars Plugin window opens.

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

Celestial Objects tab opens by default.

Point to the different options in the Celestial Objects tab In the Celestial Objects tab, we can see different sections.
Point to Star Magnitude Limit section Go to Star Magnitude Limit.


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

Point to the slider under Star Magnitude Limit

Drag slider to 0 magnitude.


Click on the OK button in the window.


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.

Point to the plain black surface. Notice that stars have disappeared from the interface.

Now we can clearly see the celestial bodies.

Right-click anywhere >> context menu >> select Configure option. To open Configure Stars Plugin window, right-click anywhere on the black sky.

A context menu opens..

Select Configure option from the menu.

Point to Solar System option In the Configure Stars Plugin window, next section is Solar System
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.

Point to the checked boxes. By default, sun and moon check-boxes are checked.
Check the boxes of all the planets. We will check all the boxes to see the planets in the sky.
Point to Earth check-box. Observe that we cannot click on Earth check-box as we are observing from Earth.
Point to these 2 check-boxes. Next we have two check-boxes.

Use name labels and Magnify Sun and Moon.


By default these check-boxes are checked.

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

For now we will leave them as default.

Click on the OK button

Point to Sun in the sky.

Now click on the OK button in the window.
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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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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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.

Cursor on the black sky. For better visibility, I will change the colour of the constellations.
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.

Configure Stars Plugin window opens.

Click on the Lines and Orientation tab

Configure Stars Plugin window opens.

Click on the Lines and Orientation tab.

Under Constellations >> point to the check-boxes Lines and Labels.

Click on the box corresponding to Lines.

Under Constellations, we can see two check-boxes, Lines and Labels.

Click on the button corresponding to Lines.

Point to colour window.

Select yellow colour from the box.

Click on the Ok button

Colour window opens.

I will select yellow colour from the window.

Click on the OK button in the window.

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 color window.

Point to Names.

Point to the drop-down button corresponding to Names.

Click on the drop-down button. Latin Name is selected.

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.

Point to Coordinate Grid section

Point to Celestial Equator, Celestial Poles, and Ecliptic check-boxes

Next is the Coordinate Grid section.

Under the Coordinate Grid, we see Celestial Equator, Celestial Poles and Ecliptic check-boxes.

I will leave them as default.

Click on the Celestial Objects tab Now let us make the stars visible on the interface.

Click on the Celestial Objects tab.

Under Star Magnitude Limit >> drag the slider to 7 magnitude


Click on the OK button in the window.

Under Star Magnitude Limit , drag the slider to 7 magnitude.


Now click on the OK button in the window.

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

As an assignment
  • Explore more about Coordinate Grid option.
  • Hint: Use Celestial Objects tab in Stars plugin.
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Acknowledgement

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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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