1. OPERATION OF MOBILE STARGAZING APPLICATION Grade 10-12
Ricky Tsui EDUC 630

2. Objectives
Goal 1: Students will operate mobile stargazing application in alignment with
actual sky
Student Learning Outcome : Orientate the actual sky with stargazing application
correctly
Goal 2: Students will operate the stargazing application to preview special sky
phenomena
Student Learning Outcome : Demonstrate special sky phenomena by stargazing
application in advance of the actual event correctly.

3. Stellarium Mobile Live Demonstration

4. Stellarium Mobile Operation Video
Video link :

5. 5 Special Sky Phenomena for Practice
Total Solar Eclipse at Tanzania September 1st, 2016
Partial Lunar Eclipse at Hong Kong 7th August, 2017
Mercury Greatest Eastern Elongation 17th August, 2016
Mars Opposition 22nd May, 2016
Saturn Opposition 3rd June, 2016

6. Summative assessment
Learners need to operate stargazing application with alignment of actual night sky.
Demonstrate three different special sky phenomena in the Stellarium application

7. Risk Analysis
Learners should prepare spare batteries for their smart phone as the Stellarium application uses up batteries quite fast
Learners are encouraged to obtain the longitude and latitude of the observation location in advance as GPS function in the Stellarium may not function very well.

8. Let’s go outdoors to practice now !!!

9. References
Almanac 2016 (2016). Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved from
Almanac 2017 (2016). Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved from
Education Bureau (2014). Science Education Key Learning Area: Physics Curriculum and Assessment Guide (Secondary 4 -6). Retrieved from development/kla/science-edu/Phy_C&A_Guide_updated_e.pdf
Stellarium Mobile [Mobile Application].(2014). Retrieved from software.com/stellarium-mobile
Stellarium Mobile v1.1 (2012). Retrieved from