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new moon
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the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth, or shortly thereafter when it appears as a slender crescent.
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solstice
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when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
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equinox
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the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator
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waning (moon)
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When only a portion of the moon is being seen by the Northern Hemisphere
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orbit
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the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon
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ellipse
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a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points
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Earth
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The third planet away from the Sun. Also the only planet with water and oxygen.
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Jupiter
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The 5th planet from the sun. Also the largest planet.
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Saturn
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The second largest planet in our solar system. Saturn is famous for it's rings.
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Mars
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A planet made up of rock and sand. People say martians live on it. But its just a myth.
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Pluto
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A dwarf planet that is the farthest away from the sun.
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Mercury
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Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. So it is pretty HOT!
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Stars
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A point in the sky that is a large ball of plasma
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Rotation
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Going around on the axis or center
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axis
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an invisible line where planets rotate.
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Solar system
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A collection of nine planets and there moons.
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Comet
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A ball of fire that contains ice, gas, and dust.
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Meteor
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A small body of mass that enters earth as a streak of light.
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rocket
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an object that carries humans and objects to space
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moon phase
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Part of the moon is hiding.
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