Astronomy for Beginners

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Astronomy for Beginners

• Dr Lisa Jardine-Wright, Cavendish Laboratory

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The Earth from Space
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The Sun and Earth from Space
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The Earth and Moon from Space
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Sun
Moon
Earth
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Earth, Sun Moon Model

• In groups of 3 you will act out the movement of
  the Sun, Earth and Moon.
• 1 person is the Moon
• 1 person is the Earth
• 1 person is the Sun

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Planets
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
Uranus
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Planets orbit the Sun

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Moons orbit the planets
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Jupiter
Io
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Sizes of the Planets
Karachi Grayshott Marazion
Mercury Mars Venus
Jupiter Neptune Saturn
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The Rocky Planets

• Mercury,Venus, Earth Mars

Mercury 0 moons
Venus 0 moons
Earth 1 moon
Mars 2 moons
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The Gas Giant Planets

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus Neptune

Neptune 13 moons
Uranus 27 moons
Jupiter 63 moons
Saturn 56 moons
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Ursa Major or The Plough
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Orion
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Planets, Stars Galaxies

• A planet orbits a star and can be made of rocks
  or gases.
• The Sun is a star. Stars give out heat and light.
• A galaxy is a collection of thousands of millions
  of stars. Our Sun is part of a galaxy called the
  Milky Way

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These are all PLANETS
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This is a picture of lots of stars called a
CLUSTER OF STARS
Star
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Spiral GALAXY
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Elliptical GALAXY
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What is it?

• Planet
• Cluster of Stars
• Galaxy

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