Astronomy

by Laura
Astronomy is the scientific study and
observation of the universe beyond
Earth including stars, planets, comets,
and galaxies.
 Galaxies

Elliptical

Barred Spiral
Spiral

Galaxies are what we live in. There are many other galaxies
besides ours.
 Inner Planets / Rocky Planets

Venus; Mars:
Mercury; Earth;
Named Named after
The planet
after the Our home planet.
closest to the the god of
goddess war.
Sun.
of love
and
beauty.
Outer Planets / Gas Giants

Jupiter; Saturn;
Uranus;
The first Named Neptune;
outer Named
after the Named after
plant. after the
Roman the Roman god
Greek
god of of the sea.
father of
farming.
gods.
 Pluto

I think Pluto is a planet

because it is bigger than an
asteroid. Also I think it is a
planet because it is part of
the universe. It does exist. It
is one of the categories. That
is why I think Pluto is a
planet.
Day and Night
 Gravity
Gravity pulls
earth inward
Velocity pulls for the same
the earth amount of
outward. force.
 The Moon

The moon has many fazes. It has two parts

waxing and waning. Also many names
new, crescent, first quarter, new gibbous,
full, old gibbous, and last quarter moon.
There is also different gravity on the moon.
Six pounds is one pound on the moon.
 The Lunar Eclipse

sun
light dark

moon
earth

The lunar eclipse is when the Earth comes between the sun and
the moon. The moon turns the moon a reddish color. When the
moon is supposed to be white the light amount makes strangely
turns red.
 Solar Eclipse

Light Dark

The solar eclipse is when the moon comes between the sun and earth.
The moon makes it dark on earth where the solar eclipse is effecting. Most
of the time solar eclipses happen during the day. The safe way to look at
a solar eclipse is a pin hole in a piece of paper.
 Stars and Constellations
A star is a large ball of very hot gas which gives
off light. The Northern star is one of the most
well known star.

A constellation is a group of stars that appear to form a

picture or pattern. A well known constellation is Ursa
Mager.
 Pegasus
Name: Pegasus
Nick name: Pegasus
Pegasus’s history
Pegaso also known as
Pegasus was a winged horse.
The pegaso was born on the
neck of medusa after being
over come and died by the
perseo hero. Later the winged
horse became tame. Once
while it was sleeping someone
put a golden bridle next to it to
be easy to capture. At that My Constellation
moment Pegasus became a
great aid for the hero it
accompanied in his adventures
against Amazon and the
chimera.
 The Four Seasons

Winter Summer

Fall