It does look milky as it stretches across the sky, due to billions of distant stars that each only add a pinpoint of light Try this: Find an empty two litre
If there is anything you think astronomers would have figured out by now, it is how stars form The basic idea for how stars
Look up to the sky at night on a clear evening What can you see? Can you see the moon and stars? If you are lucky you may be able to see other planets too
is not up, you will be able to see, ideally, of the Milky Way, and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) has one-sixth the mass of the
time for sunset and when the Moon, constellations and planets will the number of stars that you can see in the night sky If you live in an urban area
Did you know that Middle Fork River Forest Preserve was the FIRST Dark If you want to do some stargazing and take full advantage of the Dark Sky Park
Make an index of the most non-essential light polluters such as greenhouses, billboards, gas stations, etc 2 Create 1 artistic impression which visualizes
What is the Milky Way, how BIG is it and why doesn't it fill up the sky? Earth is Australia would be buried under two kilometres of rice if each solar system was If you look towards the yoke, you'll see lots of stars, but only in a narrow band
If there is anything you think astronomers would have figured seem that star formation is a problem that has blow away the cloud before the nascent star can
Learn that stars are there even if you can't see them IE: daytime, foggy or cloudy day • Recognize a few famous constellations, and know the myths behind them
There is a clear correlation between night sky brightness and the cloud height and cover These lights can easily be seen from the site with the naked eye,
Reread the second sentence, and ask, Where and when do you usually see stars? (in the sky at night) Explain that the Sun is the only star you can see in the
Question – What sort of things can you see using a telescope? Video – Some images End of session 1 Useful cloudy weather applications light in the nights sky Many myths and historical events are linked to the sky, moon and stars
Even in the daytime, the sky is filled with stars, but the glare of sunlight fills our atmosphere with scattered If you were to watch the sun carefully, you would also see it move a short distance eastward relative to the it if it is a cloudy night or if