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The Earth's Moon The moon reflects the Sun's rays ... it is the closest object to the earth. When the moon is full it is very bright in our night sky. it is NOT the hottest star in the sky. |
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Venus After the sun and the moon Venus is the brightest object in our sky. At certain times Venus is called the Morning Star. At other times during the year Venus is called the evening star. |
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The Sun The sun is about 93,000 million miles from the Earth; Proxima Centauri is about 4.25 light years away, Sirius is about 8.6 light years away. |
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Polaris Polaris is called the Pole Star, it is the brightest star in the constellation, Ursa Minor. Polaris is in line with the Earth's axis, it is directly above the North Pole. |
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Ursa Major The seven brightest stars in this constellation make the pattern of the Big Dipper. Two of the stars in the Big Dipper, Dubhe and Merak, are called pointer stars. These two stars line up and can be used to locate the North Star in Ursa Minor. |
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Name the brightest object in our night sky? |
Known as the Morning Star, it is the brightest object in the sky just before sunrise? |
Name the star which is nearest to the Earth? |
The direction North can be identified by locating the North Star which is also called? |
The Big Dipper is a star pattern found in which constellation? |
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