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What good is astronomy? Calendar Time Shade Driving Conditions Hunting Navigation Earth Orbit Seasons Sundial Shaded Parking Glare Shadow Moonlight North South East West

Sun Moon Stars Planets When is the sun out? Are all days the same length? Is the moon out tonight or today? How are planets different?

Inspiration Romance Art Music Literature

Astronomy/Disaster Dinosaur Extinction Asteroid Impact Can we prevent our own extinction?

Astronomy/Tragedy Moonlight Titanic Visibility of Icebergs

Astronomy/Warfare Glare Pearl Harbor They came from the west, but circled around and attacked from the east. Glare From Rising Sun

Astronomy/Warfare Moonlight Afghanistan Bombing of Afghanistan began on moonless night. They couldn’t see US planes.

Astronomy/Warfare Moonlight Sinking of Indianapolis Ship Delivered Atom Bomb Attack Defense Against Attack

Method of Astronomy Observe Summarize Model/Theory Test Model Other Models Accepted as Law

History Prehistoric Geography Ancient Heliocentric Revolution

History Prehistoric Geography Ancient Helicentric Revolution

Prehistoric Constellations Celestial Sphere Seasons/Calendars Ecliptic Navigation Shape of Earth Size of Earth

Constellations Familiar Groupings of Stars Named After Mythical Characters Stars Always in Same Place in Constellation Constellations Always in Same Order in Sky Stars Usually Not Related

Constellations Move Throughout Night Predictable Motion

Prehistoric Constellations Celestial Sphere Seasons/Calendars Ecliptic Navigation Shape of Earth Size of Earth

Prehistoric Constellations Celestial Sphere Seasons/Calendars Ecliptic Navigation Shape of Earth Size of Earth

Prehistoric Astronomy Calendar Development Observation of Stars at Sunrise/Sunset

Sunset and the Stars

Ecliptic

Prehistoric Astronomy Calendar Development Observation of Stars at Sunrise/Sunset Horizon at Sunrise/Sunset

Sunrise Calendar

Prehistoric Astronomy Calendar Development Observation of Stars at Sunrise/Sunset Horizon at Sunrise/Sunset ShadowsRise/Noon/set

The Sun and the Seasons Noon Sun High in Summer Noon Shadows Short Noon Sun Low in Winter Noon Shadows Long

Sunrise and Sunset Sunrise in the East? Sunset in the West? Noon Shadows Hours of Daylight

Sunrise and Sunset Shaded Parking Glare

Tonight Constellations Celestial Sphere Seasons/Calendars Ecliptic Navigation Shape of Earth Size of Earth

Circumpolar Stars

Geography and Seasons Arctic Circles Tropics Day and Night

Tonight Constellations Celestial Sphere Seasons/Calendars Ecliptic Navigation Shape of Earth Size of Earth

Eratosthenes in Syene Sunlight

Eratosthenes in Syene Sunlight Reflection

Eratosthenes in Alexandria Sunlight

Eratosthenes

Tonight Constellations Celestial Sphere Seasons/Calendars Ecliptic Navigation Shape of Earth Size of Earth