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How do I solve the Observatory Classroom puzzle?
1 of 13: You may need to complete some additional tasks before you can solve the Observatory puzzle.
2 of 13: Most of the time solving the Observatory puzzle will be spent on the third floor of the Observatory using the telescope. The telescope can be set to see eight different constellations.
3 of 13: Once you've learned how to set the telescope to the various constellations, you will need to identify which constellation you are looking at.
4 of 13: There is another "table" in the Observatory (located one floor down, on the second floor) that can show you eight different constellations. Clicking on the table will display a constellation, clicking again on it will display a new constellation, etc. You can use this table to identify each of the eight constellations.
5 of 13: Okay, now that you know how to set the telescope, and how to identify the constellations -- you'll need to know what to do with all that information. The missing information can be found on a tapestry of poems located in the library. Note: The final hint under the "What do I need to do in the library?" hints will help you find the tapestry with the poem. Once you have looked at the tapestry with the poem, an image of the tapestry will be stored in your documents inventory.
6 of 13: The four lines of the poem will need to be interpreted to help you figure out which constellation each line is referring to...
7 of 13: ...and one specific star in the constellation that is especially important.
8 of 13: The four lines of the poem are somewhat vague and can seem to refer to more than one constellation equally. Note: The following four hints can help you determine the final constellation and star. Or, if you prefer, you can use the final hint to narrow down your possibilities until you know which four constellations are being referred to in the poems (but not which specific star).
9 of 13: Once you know which constellations are the correct ones, you will need to know how to enter them into the telescope. If you have already tried the eight sets of numbers near the telescope, you should already have an idea of which sets correspond to the various constellations.
10 of 13: Now that you know which constellations are critical, and how to enter them into the telescope, it's time to know what to do with all that information. First of all, when you have a constellation entered into the telescope, have you tried to click on one of the stars of the constellation?
11 of 13: When you click on one of the stars, the number that represents the star will brighten on the ring around the constellation.
12 of 13: If the correct four numbers were brightened (at the same time) it would be somewhat like entering a combination into a safe.
13 of 13: The four special stars (one from each of the selected constellations) will give you the four number "combination" that should be entered into the ring around the telescope. Enter each of the selected constellations into the telescope, and for each, in turn, find the special star and click on it. Note: Descriptions of each constellation and the special stars are listed previously in these hints under "How do I interpret the first/second/third/last line of the poem".
