Leo

 __**Leo(Facts):**__

1) The Latin name for Leo is "Lion" which means "a person       who is born when the sun is in Leo. 2) Originated: German, Italian 3) Leo is visible during the spring time around 8 p.m, therefore it's impossible to see it in September. 4) You can find Leo in the sky by looking for the "sickle" starting at Regulus. To find Regulus, you must find the the Big Dipper first .         **__Meteor Shower:__**   **__Name:__ Leonids**  **__Date of Peak__: Night of November 17/18, morning** **__Moon Phase__: New Moon** **__Extra Information__: A meteor is "intense streaks of light across the night sky caused by small bits** **of interplanetary rock and debris called meteoroids crashing and burning high** **in earths upper atmosphere.**   **__  Pictures:  __ ** **__References:__** __**Self Reflection:**__ **This project was a great experience in learning about the constellations. I chose Leo because I was born when the sun was in Leo (August 4th, 1991). There is alot of interesting things that I now know about this specific constellation. I never thought I would have found myself so interested in anything to do with science, because quite honestly it is my least and worst subject in school. I love the fact that we can learn about ourselves as well when doing this project because it tells you the type of personality people have born in that month range. While doing this research as a class, the teacher assigned everyone their own constellation, and told us to find the main/important points, which included the latin name and the meaning of it, 2-3 pictures from the internet, some outside pictures showing the progress of what you've learned, and the actual picture of it, where its ethical background is/where it originated from, time it's visible during the year, and the position it is seen in the sky. All in all, I hope that other people can have the chance to learn such interesting information, that is actually fun and kind of enertaining at the same time. We did go to the college and get to learn some more information about it as a class, and we went into the space "room" that was awesome. Overall This was a great experience and everyone really enjoyed themselves as a class project.**
 *  __[|www.20000-names.com/male_l_names2.html]__
 *  __[|www.novareinna.com/constellation/leo.html]__
 *  [|www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/leo.html]
 *  [|www.taylorsvillelionsclub.com] (picture)
 *  [|www.mybestgem.com] (picture)
 *  [|www.ez-card.com] (picture)
 *  [|www.stardate.org/nightsky.meteors] (meteor shower)

Date: 2-9-09 Class Period: 4-A **
 * Name: Brittany Arzberger