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7 Cards in this Set
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List the six night sky aids |
Starfinder Telescope Internet Reference Points Cardinal Directions Maps |
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Things in the night sky include (11) |
Moon Sun Clouds Stars Planes Meteors Constellations Comets Birds Aurora Borealis Planets |
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Naming things in space is based on |
Gods Discoverer's surnames common vs. scientific description/shape location Public consultation |
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How was the night sky useful back in time |
Guide for travel/directions seasons- crops +weather time of month moon- time, light, tides (fortnight- 2 weeks) cultural spiritual horoscopes events |
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Units: AU Ly |
AU- Mean distance from Earth to Sun 1.5*10^8 Ly- Distance light travels in a year 946*10^12 |
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Identifying celestial objects |
-Path/direction -intensity of brightness -size -color -twinkle/shimmer -pattern (constellation) -movement |
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Rules when observing night sky |
Same time/location/direction Sunset changes 1 min later each day |
