A New Constellation
for Scotland!
Scotland’s New Constellation for
the International Year of
Astronomy 2009 has been chosen.
The
Scotland Wide Constellation Project is one of many exciting
projects worldwide celebrating the International Year of Astronomy
2009.
Eight
Schools from all over Scotland have taken part in the
Constellation Project to create a new constellation for IYA 2009.
Each school was linked to an important astronomy site and they
selected a star whose distance in light years corresponds to the
age
of the site. (See additional info. below for a detailed explanation).
As
well as choosing their school star they enjoyed two days of
workshops with a planetarium show, magic and art workshops led
by Professor John Brown (Astronomer Royal for Scotland) and artist
Gill Russell.
The
8 stars were linked to form the new constellation and a competition
run to create a design.
From
over 200 entries, ‘Ode to a Mouse’ or ‘Wee
Sleekit Beastie ‘ by Laura Doliczny, age 11
from Dalmeny Primary School was selected as the winning design.
A prize
giving ceremony will take place in the Glasgow Science Centre (
date and details are to follow.)
