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Astronomy

By: SavannahAstronomy is the scientific study andobservation of the universe beyond

Earth including stars, planets, comets,and galaxies.

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Galaxies

There are more Galaxies but, the Elliptical, Spiral, and

Barred Spiral are the three main types of Galaxies. What

Galaxy you live on, you can not see your Galaxy.

Barred Spiral

Spiral

Elliptical

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Inner Planets

Also know as the Rocky Planets

Mars: it was

named after

the Roman

God of war.

Earth: the

planet welive on.

Venus: it was

named after

the Roman

God of loveand beauty.

Mercury :

it was namedafter the Roman

God ,the swift

and speedy

messenger.

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Outer Planets

Also know as the Gas Giants

Jupiter: it wasnamed after

Roman King

of the Gods.

Saturn: it was

named after

the Roman

God of the

harvest.

Uranus: it was

named after the

father of all theGreek Gods.

Neptune: it was

named after the

Roman God ofthe sea.

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Pluto

I think Pluto should

not be a planet .I think

Pluto should be a Dwarf

Planet , because it is so

far away from the Sun.

Also because ,it is small

to be a planet.

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Day and Night

Day

Night

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The 4 Seasons

The Earth is slightly tilled , it also orbits the

Sun. While it orbits it also rotates, witch

causes the 4 Seasons.

It is Spring

here.It is Summer

here. It is Winter

here.

It is Fall

here.

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Gravity

The sun pulls the earth

trod it and so dose the moon

So the earth stays in one spot.

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The Moon

There are several types of moons,

new moon, crescent , and many more.

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The Lunar Eclipse

The lunar eclipse the moon is in the earths shadow.

Pictures of eclipses.

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The Solar Eclipse

The Earth is in the moons shadow.

Pictures of Eclipses.

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Phases of the moon

New Moon Crescent Moon First Quarter Moon New Gibbous

Moon

Full Moon Old Gibbous

Moon

Last Quarter

MoonCrescent

Moon

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Adopt A Constellation

Leo is a group of stars that makes a lion. The lion was named Leo when someone

first spotted it in the night blue night sky. It probably was named Leo would make

sense . The Lion wouldnt make sense.

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Compare and Contrast

Uranus and Neptune has a lot in common. Both planets are blue-ish green.Uranus is

blue ish green . Neptune is just a tiny bit more blue. Both are Outter Gas Gaints. Uranus

is the 3rd Outter Gas Gaint. Neptune is the 4th.

Uranus and Neptune