Educational Resources

 

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SEASONAL STAR MAPS It's Spring! Follow the Arc The Summer Triangle The Stars of Autumn The Winter Ellipse Make Your Own Planisphere http://www.vcas.org/star-wheels.html

A COMET in Your Kitchen Build Your Own Rocket Craters of the Moon Timeline of Modern Astronomy Relative Size of the Planets Phases of the Moon Solar Viewing Pinhole Box

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We cannot take credit for any of the spacecraft models below. They were found on the web at various NASA sites and other places. Most of them are public domain, but some of them ARE copyrighted, so be sure to check the documentation first before you distribute them.

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