The Moon has been an object of fascination for eons, but it wasn't until the twentieth century that we could reach out and touch it. Come explore with me!
You see it regularly in our sky, night and day, but as familiar as it is to your eyes, do you actually know any of the features of the lunar surface? See if you can correctly label the Moon with these ten selenographical points of interest (with clues).
There are over 140 named moons orbiting our solar system's five outer planets (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune). Can you match these ten moons with the correct planet?
Galileo's discovery of moons around Jupiter threw Ptolemy's geocentric model of the cosmos out the proverbial window. What do you know of the four Galilean moons?
Nine of Saturn's more than 60 moons were discovered prior to the 20th century. Named for the Titans and Giants of Greek mythology, what do you know of these early discoveries?
Neptune was the eighth planet discovered in our solar system, and was a latecomer to the game, being discovered 65 years after Uranus. And only one of its many moons was discovered before the 20th century. What do you know of them?
In 2008, two more dwarf planets were discovered in our solar system, bringing our major planetary bodies (not counting moons) up to 13. You probably know them very well in order from the Sun, but can you put them in order by size?
Our Sun is amazing! It gives us light and life, keeps us in orbit at *just* the right distance, and provides us with amazing sunrises and sunsets, rainbows and aurorae! Give the quiz a try and see how brightly YOU shine!
The apparent magnitude of a star (or other celestial object) is a measure of how bright it is as seen from Earth. Here are a few questions for all you bright people out there.
I have chosen five of my favourite (northern hemisphere) constellations to ask you about. Come join me as I travel the stars!
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