BP Starman

BP Starman Scout Badge blue Printed War Time

A scout could not gain any more than 6 proficiency badges before gaining a First Class scout badge.

To earn this badge a scout must do the following *

(1) Demonstrate with diagrams, drawings or models a good general knowledge of the nature of the stars and planets and their apparent movements.

(2) Point out and name: The Great Bear, The Little Bear, Cassiopeia, Vega and Capella and any planets visible to the eye at the time of the test.

(3) Find direction by night by means of the stars when the Pole Star is obscured. 

(4) Demonstrate a general knowledge of the nature, relative positions and sizes of the sun, earth, moon and planets, and of their movements 3 and of the cause of eclipses.      

*The Requirements for each badge varied through issues of POR