The Astrodome Visit
The Astrodome Visit
astrodome.ca
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You can download the program that the astronomy educator used during part of the presentation today (for free on a computer) at stellarium.org (the app version for tablets cost).
What We Learned:
Uranus is the furthest planet from the sun in our solar system.
Pluto is a dwarf planet.
Earth spins (rotates) around its axis.
Mercury is the hottest planet.
There is a star called "Beetle Juice".
The Earth revolves around the sun.
The North Star is about 400 light years away.
The sun's highest point in the sky, every day, may not be exactly at noon (12:00).
The sun rises in the East and then moves to the West, setting in the West.
The Big Dipper and the Little Dipper are actually parts of constellations called Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Ursa means bear, major means big and minor means small. So it's the "Big Bear" and "Small Bear".
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system.
It takes a whole year for the Earth to revolve around the sun. That's why we have seasons.
Questions We Still Have:
Why are there different colours of stars?
How was the Earth and moon formed?
How many dwarf planets have been discovered so far?
How long does it take to get to the moon?
Why is Uranus called Uranus?
Why is Pluto a dwarf planet?
What is the biggest galaxy in the universe that has been discovered so far?
How many constellations are in our galaxy?
Why do people believe that it's dangerous for others to think that the Earth is flat?
What percentage of outer space has been explored and is known (or can there even be a percentage)?
Why does Saturn have rings?
astrodome.ca
skyscience.ca
You can download the program that the astronomy educator used during part of the presentation today (for free on a computer) at stellarium.org (the app version for tablets cost).
What We Learned:
Uranus is the furthest planet from the sun in our solar system.
Pluto is a dwarf planet.
Earth spins (rotates) around its axis.
Mercury is the hottest planet.
There is a star called "Beetle Juice".
The Earth revolves around the sun.
The North Star is about 400 light years away.
The sun's highest point in the sky, every day, may not be exactly at noon (12:00).
The sun rises in the East and then moves to the West, setting in the West.
The Big Dipper and the Little Dipper are actually parts of constellations called Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Ursa means bear, major means big and minor means small. So it's the "Big Bear" and "Small Bear".
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system.
It takes a whole year for the Earth to revolve around the sun. That's why we have seasons.
Questions We Still Have:
Why are there different colours of stars?
How was the Earth and moon formed?
How many dwarf planets have been discovered so far?
How long does it take to get to the moon?
Why is Uranus called Uranus?
Why is Pluto a dwarf planet?
What is the biggest galaxy in the universe that has been discovered so far?
How many constellations are in our galaxy?
Why do people believe that it's dangerous for others to think that the Earth is flat?
What percentage of outer space has been explored and is known (or can there even be a percentage)?
Why does Saturn have rings?
