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GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS

NAME OF THE LOCAL AREA
Barlad Planetarium

COUNTRY
Romania

CITY
Barlad

THEMATIC AREA
Astronomy

WEB SITE
https://astrobarlad.wordpress.com/planetariu/

DESCRIPTION OF THE LOCAL AREA
The planetarium is located on the terrace of the museum’s pavilion "Marcel Guguianu" from the Museum "Vasile Parvan". Planetarium was inaugurated on December 5, 2009.
Barlad Planetarium is the first digital planetarium in Vaslui County. It is a breakthrough technology that belongs to the French company R.S.A. Cosmos.
The planetarium is built near an observatory. It is customary to do so because it is necessary that the theoretical notions that are exposed to the planetarium can be put in practice at direct astronomical observations. Astronomy is expensive, cannot get good results if you do not invest money, time and passion.
Currently, at the planetarium are made sky appearance presentations, with a program called Sky Explorer (astronomical simulator) and planetarium shows featuring aspects of astronomy, classified in several age groups, from children to adults, such as : Land of Light, Two small pieces of glass, the Solar system, Race to Earth, Galaktica.

PICTURES


	Ursa Major	Ilustration of Ursa Major Ursa Major (also known as the Great Bear) is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. One of the 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy (second century AD), it remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It can be visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere. Its name, Latin for \"the greater (or larger) she-bear\", stands as a reference to and in direct contrast with Ursa Minor, \"the lesser she-bear\", with which it is frequently associated in mythology and amateur astronomy.
	Orion	Illustration of Orion Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous and recognizable constellations in the night sky. It was named after Orion, a hunter in Greek mythology. Its brightest stars are Rigel (Beta Orionis) and Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis), a blue-white and a red supergiant, respectively.
	Cassiopeia	Illustration of Cassiopeia (constellation) Cassiopeia is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the vain queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivalled beauty. Cassiopeia was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. It is easily recognizable due to its distinctive \'W\' shape, formed by five bright stars. It is opposite the Big Dipper. In northern locations above 34ºN latitude it is visible year-round and in the (sub)tropics it can be seen at its clearest from September to early November. Even in low southern latitudes below 25ºS it can be seen low in the North.
	Pegasus constellation	Illustration of Pegasus constellation Pegasus is a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and is one of the 88 constellations recognised today. With an apparent magnitude varying between 2.37 and 2.45, the brightest star in Pegasus is the orange supergiant Epsilon Pegasi, also known as Enif, which marks the horse\'s muzzle. Alpha (Markab), Beta (Scheat), and Gamma (Algenib), together with Alpha Andromedae (Alpheratz, once also designated Delta Pegasi) form the large asterism known as the Square of Pegasus. Twelve star systems have been found to have exoplanets. 51 Pegasi was the first Sun-like star discovered to have an exoplanet companion.
	Map of the sky, constellations	The map of the sky in winter season Almost all the bright stars on the sky in the winter are situated in the south east part A constellation is formally defined as a region of the celestial sphere, with boundaries laid down by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The constellation areas mostly had their origins in Western-traditional patterns of stars from which the constellations take their names. In 1922 the International Astronomical Union officially recognized the 88 modern constellations, covering the entire sky.
	Moon phases	Students study and debate the lunar phase or phase of the moon. The lunar phase is the shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth. The lunar phases change cyclically as the Moon orbits the Earth, according to the changing positions of the Moon and Sun relative to the Earth. The Moon\'s rotation is tidally locked by the Earth\'s gravity, therefore the same lunar surface always faces Earth. This face is variously sunlit depending on the position of the Moon in its orbit. Principal and intermediate phases of the Moon are: New moon; Waxing crescent; First quarter; Waxing gibbous; Full moon; Waning gibbous; Third quarter (or last quarter); Waning crescent.
	Illustration of constellations	Drawing done by students on the ground illustrating the most visible constellations during the winter season: Ursa Major (also known as the Great Bear), Orion, Cassiopeia and Ursa Minor, also known as the Little Bear.

DRAWINGS


	Map of the sky, constellations	Drawing that illustrates the map of the sky in winter season Almost all the bright stars on the sky in the winter are situated in the south east part A constellation is formally defined as a region of the celestial sphere, with boundaries laid down by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The constellation areas mostly had their origins in Western-traditional patterns of stars from which the constellations take their names. In 1922 the International Astronomical Union officially recognized the 88 modern constellations, covering the entire sky.
	Illustration of constellations	Drawing done by students on the ground illustrating the most visible constellations during the winter season: Ursa Major (also known as the Great Bear), Orion, Cassiopeia and Ursa Minor, also known as the Little Bear.

VIDEO


Ilustration of Ursa Major The most well-known northern constellations, e.g. Ursa Major which is a circumpolar constellation, meaning that it has no dawn or dusk, it is almost all year round in the sky, in the northern part. Seven of the stars, when connected, give shape to the familiar silhouette of the Big Dipper. However, as a whole, Ursa Major is much larger, being the third largest constellation in the sky.

Ilustration of Ursa Major

The most well-known northern constellations, e.g. Ursa Major which is a circumpolar constellation, meaning that it has no dawn or dusk, it is almost all year round in the sky, in the northern part. Seven of the stars, when connected, give shape to the familiar silhouette of the Big Dipper. However, as a whole, Ursa Major is much larger, being the third largest constellation in the sky.