The 4 largest moons around Jupiter are called _____?
The Galilean Satellites
True/False: Ursa Major, the Great Bear, can be found in the Western Sky.
False-it is found in the Northern sky.
True/False: Telescopes has magnets inside it to reflect the light.
False-Telescopes have lenses and mirrors inside them.
True/False: The 4th largest constellation is Cetus, the Whale.
True
True/False: Hydra the Water Snake is the smallest constellation.
False-it is the largest.
True/False: There are 88 constellations.
True
Which astronomer is known as the Father of the Telescope?
Galileo Galilei
True/False: Many of the constellations are named after mythological figures from long ago.
True
Galileo found Jupiter and what else using his telescope?
The 4 largest moons
Who invented the telescope?
No one really knows.
True/False: A telescope is an optical instrument used to make far away objects look closer & brighter.
True
True/False: The 5th largest constellation is Hercules, which is said to be a demi-god, half god and half man.
True
True/False: Ursa Major, the Great Bear, has the Big Dipper inside it, and is fairly easy to find in the sky.
True
We can use a Star ___ to see the stars how they look in the sky above us at certain times of the year.
Star Chart
True/False: There are many different types of telescopes.
True
True/False: Virgo the Maiden, has 20 main stars, which is the most stars of any constellation.
True
True/False: A constellation is a group of stars that have lines connecting them that you can see when you look up into the sky at night.
False-you must use your imagination to see the pattern the stars create.
What is something we can look at with a telescope?
Stars, Moons, Planets, comets, star clusters, and more