Origami Star

Origami Galaxy

Posted by Tuttle Publishing

About

A star is a large, glowing ball of plasma held together by its own gravity. Plasma, like gas, is a state of matter formed from a dense and hot conglomeration of free atoms, electrons, and ions. The star closest to the Earth is the Sun, but many more can be seen with the naked eye at night when they are not obstructed by the Sun, clouds, or other atmospheric phenomena. With a telescope, the number of visible stars increases tremendously! When examining the heavens, the ancients saw constellations, that is, figures formed from stars joined by imaginary lines, to which they assigned mythical names—Ursa Major, Taurus, Scorpio, etc.

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You Will Need (1 thing)

  • Origami Paper

Steps (11 steps, 5 minutes)

  1. 1

    Begin with the plain side of the sheet turned up toward you. Fold and unfold along the diagonals. Turn the sheet over.

  2. 2

    Fold and unfold edge to edge, both ways.

  3. 3

    Use the existing creases to collapse the paper into a triangular shape.

  4. 4

    Fold the right edge toward the center, and repeat on the rear.

  5. 5

    Pull both outer edges upward to obtain the shape shown in step 6.

  6. 6

    Fold the right side as indicated.

  7. 7

    Fold it backward to create one point of the star.

  8. 8

    Fold the left side over the already completed section.

  9. 9

    Now fold it back to form another point of the star.

  10. 10

    Turn the model over.

  11. 11

    The Star is done!