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Moon Phases as Viewed from Earth

January 25, 2021 By Janice VanCleave

What You See in the Night Sky Stars do not change their position in relation to each other. This is why you will always be able to find the Big Dipper and other star patterns. The Sun and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Astronomy, Moon Tagged With: celestial body, constellation, ecliptic, intermediate moon phases, lunar cycle, primary moon phases, waning moon phases, waxing moon phases, zenith, zodiac stars

Lunar Halo

January 25, 2021 By Janice VanCleave

A Lunar Halo is a Hazy Circle Around the Moon. Lunar (Moon) halos are the results of moonlight passing through ice crystals in cirrus or cirrostratus clouds that cover the sky.   Folklore … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Astronomy, Earth, Moon Tagged With: cirrus cloud, ice crystal, lunar halo, moon ring, moonlight, refract

Sun-Earth-Moon System

October 10, 2017 By Janice VanCleave

Check out the following link for step-by-steps instructions for creating a 3-D Model of the Sun-Earth-Moon System. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Astronomy, Solar System Tagged With: ASTRONOMY, CELESTIAL BODIES, EARTH, model, Model-Sun-Earth-Moon-System, MOON, SUN

Modeling a Solar Eclipse

August 20, 2017 By Janice VanCleave

A Solar Eclipse's Appearance is  Different When Viewed from Different Locations. This article was written for a kindergarten teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I used the following website to view … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Astronomy, Sun Tagged With: modeling an eclipse, partial eclipse, solar eclipse, solar eclipse safty glasses, total eclipse

View Solar Eclipse with a Pinhole Projection Box

August 18, 2017 By Janice VanCleave

The safe way to view an eclipse is to use a pinhole projector box as demonstrated in the following video. You can find detailed instructions for making a pinhole projector box on this website: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Astronomy, Sun Tagged With: pinhole projection box, solar eclipse

Saturn’s Rings

October 20, 2016 By Janice VanCleave

Below is a copy of  investigation #9, "See Through" from 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre & Incredible Experiments. A correction is needed for this activity because at this time, Saturn … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Astronomy, Planets, Saturn Tagged With: book correction, Cassini, NASA, opaque, resolution, Saturn's Rings, See Through Correction, seismograph, transparent

Earth’s Axis Orientation/Rotation Affects Day/Night

April 8, 2012 By Janice VanCleave

The orientation of Earth's axis determines the location of the day/night periods on Earth's surface.

Orientation of Earth's Axis Affects Day/Night The axis of Earth is an imaginary line passing through Earth that Earth rotates around. The diagram shows three possible orientations of Earth's axis. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Astronomy, Earth, Planets Tagged With: daytime, Earth's axis orientation, Earth's rotation, nighttime

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