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Speaker 3: Would that be the ful night? I'm going to look
Speaker 3: at the night sky any one Monday? Join yes, Alco.
Speaker 1: Great idea, Cowie.
Speaker 2: The stars are out and there are hardly any clouds
Speaker 2: in the sky.
Speaker 1: Perfect time to go stargazing. Yeah's good.
Speaker 3: I don't want to go. I want to stay inside
Speaker 3: and watch TV. Why elliett star beajing is so fun?
Speaker 2: It's actually called star gazing, Cowie.
Speaker 1: When you look or gaze at the stars.
Speaker 3: Staring at the stars, it's just a black sky woof
Speaker 3: little white dots. Sounds boring.
Speaker 2: Those little white dots are stars, and stars are very special.
Speaker 2: Welcome to Storytime by Lingo Kids, where we discover fascinating
Speaker 2: facts about the world around us and the fun of
Speaker 2: play learning. Today we'll talk about stars and constellations and
Speaker 2: maybe we can convince Elliott to do some stargazing with us.
Speaker 3: I don't see what's so special about the night sky.
Speaker 3: Those stars all look the same to me.
Speaker 2: They may look like little dots, but stars are not
Speaker 2: little at all.
Speaker 3: Really, but you look so so so tiny.
Speaker 1: That's because they're very, very very far away.
Speaker 2: Stars are really giant balls of really hot gas.
Speaker 1: And energy whoo fireballs.
Speaker 2: In fact, our sun is a star too, and it
Speaker 2: provides all of our heat and light on Earth.
Speaker 3: But if the Sun is a star, why isn't it
Speaker 3: a tiny white dot like all the other stars.
Speaker 2: The Sun is the closest star to us. It's much
Speaker 2: much closer to us than all the other stars, which
Speaker 2: is why it doesn't look like a little white doto.
Speaker 3: So you want to come star gazing now with us? Elliott? Well,
Speaker 3: stars aren kind of cool, but I still don't see
Speaker 3: the point of gazing at stars they are so far
Speaker 3: away because you're so crazy.
Speaker 2: Yes, they are, cowie, but not just that. Did you
Speaker 2: know that stars can tell us useful things?
Speaker 3: Really? Okay? Stars? How many bamboo sticks kit I have tonight?
Speaker 3: I can't hear anything?
Speaker 2: Well, Elliot, I am sure you know the answer to
Speaker 2: this question. But thousands of years ago sailors used stars
Speaker 2: to find their way when navigating and sailing the seas.
Speaker 3: Why didn't they use their GPS max?
Speaker 2: They didn't have phones or computers, GPS's or much of
Speaker 2: the technology that we have now, But they had stars.
Speaker 3: Can we ask him for directions? Hey, miss Star, tell
Speaker 3: me which way to go to Elliott's place.
Speaker 2: Well, not exactly, but if you look very closely at
Speaker 2: the night sky, you.
Speaker 1: Can find patterns of stars.
Speaker 2: You might remember we talked about patterns in episode Finding
Speaker 2: Polka Dots.
Speaker 3: Yes, I remember.
Speaker 2: We learned that patterns are simply shapes or forms that repeat.
Speaker 1: Yes, I like patterns.
Speaker 2: When you look at the night sky, you not only
Speaker 2: see stars, but the star patterns. The same star patterns
Speaker 2: that are there tonight will be there the next night,
Speaker 2: and the next and so on. So by looking for
Speaker 2: the same star patterns, you can sail.
Speaker 1: In the right direction and not get lost.
Speaker 3: That's clever.
Speaker 2: Yes, it's kind of like finding your way home by
Speaker 2: looking for something that looks familiar.
Speaker 1: Such as a big tree or a store that you know.
Speaker 3: I've never looked at star patterns before. Come on, Elliet,
Speaker 3: let's go stargazing outside Lea.
Speaker 4: Okay, let's go, yay, Wow, look out, twinkly and beautiful
Speaker 4: those star patterns are they?
Speaker 1: Sure?
Speaker 2: Are? Did you know those star patterns have a big
Speaker 2: thing fancy name they're called constellations.
Speaker 3: Concentrations, combinations, congratulations.
Speaker 2: Almost the word is constellations, constilations. In ancient times, people
Speaker 2: used to gaze at the stars all the time and
Speaker 2: find constellations.
Speaker 1: They found all sorts of patterns in the stars.
Speaker 2: Heroes and hunters, bears of bulls, and many other things.
Speaker 1: Wow, all of it?
Speaker 3: Yes?
Speaker 2: Did you know there are eighty eight official constellations.
Speaker 3: That's a lot.
Speaker 2: One of the most famous constellations is called ursa major,
Speaker 2: which means greater bear.
Speaker 1: People in ancient times.
Speaker 2: From a very long time ago called it that because
Speaker 2: they thought that it looked like a great big bear.
Speaker 3: Oh, like a panda bear. Like me, Ellie, it's a constellation. Cool.
Speaker 3: Can we find our own patterns in the stars?
Speaker 1: Of course, Cowie, What do you see?
Speaker 3: Look over there? Those stars look like they make a
Speaker 3: smiley face?
Speaker 2: I see it.
Speaker 3: And look those ones over there look like a kite.
Speaker 3: And look that one looks like a stick of them.
Speaker 1: Boo, you wish elliot lingo.
Speaker 2: Kids, listeners, you can ask a grown up to go
Speaker 2: stargazing on a nice clear night, and if you do,
Speaker 2: write down some of the patterns you find. You can
Speaker 2: also ask your grown up to help you send in
Speaker 2: your list to us as well. We would love to
Speaker 2: hear what patterns you can find in the stars.
Speaker 3: Stars are amazing. I'm glad we came outside to gaze
Speaker 3: at the stars.
Speaker 2: Thanks everyone, Lingo Kids listeners, We hope you enjoyed learning
Speaker 2: about constellations and doing some stargazing together. In special places
Speaker 2: called planetariums, you can learn more about the night sky
Speaker 2: and the stars.
Speaker 1: Ask a grown up about it. See you in our
Speaker 1: next episode. Either way.
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