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What good is astronomy? Calendar Time Shade Driving Conditions Hunting Navigation Earth Orbit Seasons Sundial Shaded Parking Glare Shadow Moonlight North South East West Sun Moon Stars Planets When is the sun out? Are all days the same length? Is the moon out tonight
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What good is astronomy? Calendar Time Shade Driving Conditions Hunting Navigation Earth Orbit Seasons Sundial Shaded Parking Glare Shadow Moonlight North South East West
Sun Moon Stars Planets When is the sun out? Are all days the same length? Is the moon out tonight ortoday? How are planets different?
Inspiration Romance Art Music Literature
Astronomy/Disaster Dinosaur Extinction Asteroid Impact Can we prevent our own extinction?
Astronomy/Tragedy Moonlight Titanic Visibility of Icebergs
Astronomy/Warfare Glare Pearl Harbor They came from the west, but circled around and attacked from the east. Glare From Rising Sun
Astronomy/Warfare Moonlight Afghanistan Bombing of Afghanistan began on moonless night. They couldn’t see US planes.
Astronomy/Warfare Moonlight Sinking of Indianapolis Ship Delivered Atom Bomb Attack Defense Against Attack
Method of Astronomy Observe Summarize Model/Theory Test Model Other Models Accepted as Law
History Prehistoric Geography Ancient Heliocentric Revolution
History Prehistoric Geography Ancient Helicentric Revolution
Prehistoric Constellations Celestial Sphere Seasons/Calendars Ecliptic Navigation Shape of Earth Size of Earth
Constellations Familiar Groupings of Stars Named After Mythical Characters Stars Always in Same Place in Constellation Constellations Always in Same Order in Sky Stars Usually Not Related
Constellations Move Throughout Night Predictable Motion
Prehistoric Constellations Celestial Sphere Seasons/Calendars Ecliptic Navigation Shape of Earth Size of Earth
Prehistoric Constellations Celestial Sphere Seasons/Calendars Ecliptic Navigation Shape of Earth Size of Earth
Prehistoric Astronomy Calendar Development Observation of Stars at Sunrise/Sunset
Prehistoric Astronomy Calendar Development Observation of Stars at Sunrise/Sunset Horizon at Sunrise/Sunset
Prehistoric Astronomy Calendar Development Observation of Stars at Sunrise/Sunset Horizon at Sunrise/Sunset Shadows Rise/Noon/set
The Sun and the Seasons Noon Sun High in Summer Noon Shadows Short Noon Sun Low in Winter Noon Shadows Long
Sunrise and Sunset Sunrise in the East? Sunset in the West? Noon Shadows Hours of Daylight
Sunrise and Sunset Shaded Parking Glare
Tonight Constellations Celestial Sphere Seasons/Calendars Ecliptic Navigation Shape of Earth Size of Earth
Geography and Seasons Arctic Circles Tropics Day and Night
Tonight Constellations Celestial Sphere Seasons/Calendars Ecliptic Navigation Shape of Earth Size of Earth
Eratosthenes in Syene Sunlight
Eratosthenes in Syene Sunlight Reflection
Eratosthenesin Alexandria Sunlight
Tonight Constellations Celestial Sphere Seasons/Calendars Ecliptic Navigation Shape of Earth Size of Earth