AstroLab
Tonight, the sky is yours
Recognise stars, understand their motion and find your way around the sky.
A 34-minute guided session to read the sky, understand Earth’s rotation and the Moon’s phases, then locate our Sun among the stars. A presenter may add 5 to 10 minutes of optional discussion.
Takeaway: Landmarks, Earth’s rotation and sunlight make the changing sky understandable.
Useful background
None; the ideas are introduced during the session.
How can fixed illumination explain the Moon’s phases?
The journey · 8 chapters
- Night appears
- Points become landmarks
- What turns: the sky or us?
- Change location, change the sky
- A light that wanders
- The faces of the Moon
- Our Sun among the stars
- The sky is yours