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Week 12 · Plan Your Own Sky Night

Sky Night

Sky Night: your own plan
// Eclipse safety and your year of sky watching
⏱ about 15 min

Sky Night: Your own plan

Tonight, you are the leader.

Rocket carries the blanket. Raven carries the logs.

"What do you notice first?" Raven asks.

Nova glows red. "Hint: follow your plan, one step at a time."

  1. Never look at the Sun, even in an eclipse.
  2. A lunar eclipse is safe to watch with your eyes.
  3. Plan with the season, the Moon and the weather.
  4. Every season has its own sky.
Safety first
Go outside only with a grown-up.
Stay near home in a safe, open spot.
Use a red light, not a white one.
Watch your step in the dark.

Your Sky Night mission

  1. Read your plan out loud to your grown-up.
  2. Go to your safe spot after dark.
  3. Let your eyes adjust for about half an hour.
  4. Find each target on your plan.
  5. Fill in your log.
My Sky Night planWhat I saw
Season
Moon phase
Target 1
Target 2
Surprise sight
SKY NIGHT CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You are leading Sky Night. Who comes with you?
Cloudy night?
Give a sky show inside instead.
Use your drawings and logs.
Teach your family three things you learned this year.
Turn off the lights and use your red light as a pointer.
◇ LEAD THE WAY
You lead the plan. Your grown-up helps.
Take turns finding each target.
Pick a night for your next Sky Night together.

You finished Astronomy Year! Keep looking up, sky watcher. The sky is always changing.

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