Let's practice finding an object: • convert your birthday to a position on the sky using the following transformation: - multiply the month of your birthday by 2. this number becomes the right ascension (if the result is 24h, make it oh). – subtract 2 from the day of your birthday, and multiply the result by 3. this number becomes the declination. • look up the resulting sky position on simbad. search for all objects within at least 0.5 degrees. • sort the results by the number of references, and pick the most referenced object. • make a finding chart for this object using the aavso finding chart tool? . the finding chart should be 15 degrees across, and be orientated as if you were looking at the sky with the naked eye. • use the ing staralt tool to determine when your object is best visible from stony brook. the higher up in the sky it is, the better visible it is. save one figure for each of the 4 modes of staralt, choosing the best observing date when appropriate. note that mt stony brook is not a predefined option in staralt, so you have to enter the coordinates manually (pay attention to the