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Moon & Sky
The Moon's phases and five star patterns to find on a clear night, drawn from catalogue positions. English and Bulgarian, no sound.
For a family curious about the night sky. The cards show the Moon's phases, why a growing Moon is lit on the right, and five star patterns to look for on a clear night, from the Big Dipper and the Pole Star to Orion and the Summer Triangle. The star drawings follow catalogue positions; English and Bulgarian, with no sound.
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Languages: en, bg · Resource licenses: CC0-1.0
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Each card shows its question, leaves a pause to recall the answer, then reveals it. A run goes through every card once.
- Moon and sky · English · 12 cards · the question for 9 s, 4 s to recall, the answer for 11 s · about 6 minutes in all
- Луната и небето · Bulgarian · 12 cards · the question for 9 s, 4 s to recall, the answer for 11 s · about 6 minutes in all
What's on the cards
All 12 cards, in English: the question, then the answer it reveals.
- Which phase of the Moon is this?Full moon. The whole side of the Moon that faces us is lit by the Sun.
- Which phase is this? The right half is lit.First quarter: half of the disc is lit, and the Moon is growing (waxing). Seen from the Northern Hemisphere, a growing Moon is lit on the right.
- A thin curve of light on the right. Is the Moon growing or shrinking?Growing. This is a waxing crescent: a few days after the new moon, the lit part gets bigger each night. (Seen from the Northern Hemisphere; south of the equator it is lit on the left.)
- More than half of the Moon is lit, on the right. What comes next?The full moon. This is a waxing gibbous Moon: it keeps growing until the whole face is lit. (Seen from the Northern Hemisphere; south of the equator it is lit on the left.)
- Which phase is this? The left half is lit.Last quarter (also called third quarter): half of the disc is lit, and the Moon is shrinking (waning). Seen from the Northern Hemisphere, a shrinking Moon is lit on the left.
- A thin curve of light on the left. What phase comes after it?The new moon, when we cannot see the lit side at all. This is a waning crescent, the last thin sliver before it. (Seen from the Northern Hemisphere; south of the equator it is on the right.)
- About how many days pass from one full moon to the next?About 29 and a half days. The Moon goes through all its phases in that time: new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full, and back.
- Seven stars make a shape like a big ladle. What is it called?The Big Dipper, also called the Plough. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear.
- Draw a line from the bottom of the bowl through its two end stars, out past the top of the bowl. Which star does it reach?Polaris, the North Star. It stays almost still above the northern horizon while the other stars turn around it.
- Five bright stars make a W (or an M). Which constellation is it?Cassiopeia. It sits on the other side of the North Star from the Big Dipper.
- Three stars in a short straight row are this hunter's belt. Who is he?Orion. Look for his belt, reddish Betelgeuse at one shoulder and bright blue-white Rigel at one foot.
- Three bright stars, each in a different constellation, make a big triangle on summer nights. What is it called?The Summer Triangle: Vega, Deneb and Altair.
Credits and review status
Original text was drafted for Denframe with AI assistance. Moon & Sky's pictures are original drawings made in code by Denframe (CC0). Star positions and brightness come from the SIMBAD database, operated at CDS, Strasbourg; the facts follow NASA Science. It has no sound. Downloaded files preserve their credits.
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