Whoor Whatare the Real Stars of Harry Potter

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Whoor Whatare theReal Starsof Harry Potter?
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An Interactive Presentation sponsored by JINA
A Physics Frontier Center
http//www.jinaweb.org/
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WHO TEACHESASTRONOMYAT HOGWARTS?
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PROFESSORAURORA SINISTRA
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HER NAME SINISTRA MEANS TO THE LEFT IN LATIN.
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DID YOU KNOW THAT MOST OF THE PLANETS OF OUR
SOLAR SYSTEM ROTATE FROM RIGHT TO THE LEFT?!
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SINISTRA IS ALSO THE NAME OF A STAR IN THE
CONSTELLATION OF OPHIUCHUS.
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WHO IS THIS?
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YESIT IS SIRIUS BLACK
Harrys godfather was falsely accused of betrayal
and murderhe was imprisoned in Azkaban.
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WHAT CAN SIRIUS BLACK CHANGE INTO?
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SIRIUS
is also known as The Dog Star
SIRIUS, ONE OF ORIONS HUNTING DOGS, IS
LOCATED IN THE CANIS MAJOR CONSTELLATION.
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SIRIUS is twice as bright as any other star in
our night sky.
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OTHER STELLAR MEMBERS OF THE BLACK FAMILY
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Siriuss Father ORION
According to Greek mythology,
Orion was the son of Neptune and the greatest
hunter the world had ever known. He is
represented by the brilliant constellation which
bears his name.
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Siriuss Grandfather ARCTURUS
Arcturus follows the Great Bear (Ursa Major)
across the night sky. The bear in the north comes
from the Greek word arktos (bear) and our word
arctic.
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Siriuss Uncle ALPHARD
Alphard is a giant starso big that if it were in
our Solar System, it would stretch halfway to the
orbit of Mercury.
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Siriuss uncle CYGNUS
the Cygnus (swan) Constellation is also known as
The Northern Cross
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CYGNUS THE SWAN
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Siriuss younger brotherREGULUS
Regulus is Latin for 'the little king it
is the brightest star in the constellation Leo.
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Regulus Black had this tattoo of the lion and
The Leo constellation.
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REGULUS
Located at the front paw within the constellation
LEO (the Lion), the brightest star is Regulus. It
is a triple system of a relatively small blue
star, an orange sunlike star and a red dwarf.
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Siriuss cousin BELLATRIX
Bellatrix is the third brightest star in Orion.
Its Latin name means "female warrior".
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Andromeda is the nearest major galaxy to our own
Milky Way Galaxy.
Siriuss cousin ANDROMEDA BLACK-TONKS
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Pollux is the brightest star in constellation
Gemini
Siriuss grandfather POLLUX
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Siriuss great-aunt CASSIOPEIA
The constellation of Cassiopeia, also known as
Queen of the Night, is very easy to identify
because the stars that are part of it form the
shape of the letter W.
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Weve come to the last character!Who do
youthink it will be?
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Well, lets seeWHO IS THE MEANEST WIZARD AT
HOGWARTS?
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(HERES A HINT HE LIKES TO GET HARRY, RON,
HERMIONE IN TROUBLE.)
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YESIT IS DRACO MALFOY
His mother was Sirius Blacks cousin.
MAL-FOY MEANS BAD FAITH IN FRENCH
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AND IN LATIN, DRACO MEANS A LARGE SERPENTA
DRAGON!
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SO, IN WHICH HOUSE DOES DRACO MALFOY LIVE?
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DRACO CONSTELLATION
also known as Draco the Dragon
This constellation slithers around the North Star
and the Big and Little Dippers just like a snake!
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DRACO CONSTELLATION
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NOW, WHEN YOU LOOK UP AT THE NIGHT SKY, WHO OR
WHAT WILL YOU BE LOOKING FOR?
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HMMM. I THINK I KNOW JUST WHAT YOULL DO!
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SAY GOODNIGHT LITTLE WITCHES, WIZARDS, AND
MUGGLES!