Learning the constellations
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I’ve felt for a long time that I should be able to identify more of the constellations. I mean, I can instantly locate the Big Dipper (or Plough) that is part of Ursa Major (as can probably every kid over 5 years in Finland), and I even knew that I could locate Polaris based on the big dipper, just didn’t know the exact details. Hitting the books to learn constellations is just so boring compared to watching the real formations on the sky, but you’re not bloody likely to have an astronomy book when you’re outside watching, are you?
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