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Earth
& Sky - Includes a chart of the night
sky indicating where the stars and planets can be found each
night
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Night
Sky Planner - A page at NASA's astronomy site
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The
Nine Planets -An excellent site with comprehensive
information on the planets of our solar system
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Seasons -
Excellent site with animations to show how the angle of the
Earth changes
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Star Date
Online - Great site with a sky almanac, moon
phase information, sunrise and sunset times, meteor shower
dates, and much more
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Views
of the Solar System
A beautiful, comprehensive view of planets, comets, meteors
and the men who discovered them
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StarChild:
The Solar System -
This excellent site, has information for a variety of grade
levels. This link leads to Level 1, where students can have
the information read to them. Explore the site and you will
find a wealth of information.
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Solar
System Scavenger Hunt - Takes
students far into space gathering information about the
planets and solar system.
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Calcuate
the best time to view the Leonid Shower -
NASA's "Leonid Flux Estimator"