Night Sky

Description

The perfect companion for children eager to understand where the Earth sits in space. A fantastic first book on our universe. Explore the world of stars, planets, and astronomy. Discover what a star is, how the moon looks close up, and what tools astronomers use to look at space. With exciting activities, like how to look at the sun safely, and plenty of fun facts, this book is a must for children curious about the night sky. Contents......Page 5 8 Looking at the night sky......Page 6 10 What’s in the night sky?......Page 8 12 What is a star?......Page 10 14 Life of a star......Page 12 16 Dots of light......Page 14 18 Patterns in the sky......Page 16 20 Northern stars......Page 18 22 Southern stars......Page 20 24 The zodiac......Page 22 26 Fuzzy objects......Page 24 28 Galaxies......Page 26 30 The Milky Way......Page 28 32 The Sun and its family......Page 30 34 The Solar System......Page 32 36 Mercury and Venus......Page 34 38 Planet Earth......Page 36 40 The changing Moon......Page 38 42 The Moon in close-up......Page 40 44 Mars......Page 42 46 Jupiter......Page 44 48 Saturn......Page 46 50 Uranus and Neptune......Page 48 52 Pluto, moons, and asteroids......Page 50 54 Comets and meteors......Page 52 56 Astronomers’ tools......Page 54 58 Exploring space......Page 56 60 Index......Page 58