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AstronomyPhilip

DestefanoThe scientific study and observation of

the universe beyond Earth includingstars, planets, comets and galaxies.

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Galaxies

Spiral

Elliptical

Barred Spiral

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Inner PlanetsThese are also known as the Rocky

Planets

Mercury;

Named after theRoman godmessenger.

Venus;

Named after the Romangoddess of

love andbeauty.

Earth;

May havebeen

namedOceans

and water

Mars;

Namedafter the

Romangod of war.

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Outer PlanetsGas Giants

Jupiter

Named after theRoman king of thegods,because it is

very large

Saturn

Named after the Roman

God of harvest becauseits only visible during

growing season

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(Not actual size)

Pluto

I believe Plutoshould not be a

planet because itis so small andPluto has not

been visited sowe shouldnt

even be able totell.

Sorry Pluto

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Day and Night

UsUs

Day Night

The EarthRotatesaround an Axis

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The Four Seasons

Us Us

We are tilted

towards thesun, so it is

hotter.

We are nowin Summer

We aretilted away

from thesun, so it iscolder.

We are nowin Winter

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Gravity

Theinvisibleforce

that pullsyou

towardsthe

center of a Planet

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The Moon

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Lunar Eclipse

When Earth is blocking the Sunlight fromthe Moon We see:

= Sunlight

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Solar eclipseThe moon is blocking the Sun, so we can

see the Sun We see:The suns corona is the flashing

thing around the edge of the moon

= Sunlight

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Constellations and Stars

Big Dipper