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...]
Lunar Halo
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...]
Sun-Earth-Moon System
Check out the following link for step-by-steps instructions for creating a 3-D Model of the Sun-Earth-Moon System. … [Read more...]
Modeling a Solar Eclipse
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...]
View Solar Eclipse with a Pinhole Projection Box
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...]
Saturn’s Rings
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...]
Earth’s Axis Orientation/Rotation Affects Day/Night
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...]