What is a celestial object? It is any piece of natural matter, body or satellite in the space around us. What's so great about celestial objects? Do we need to worry about these celestial objects? There are some celestial objects that you must put on your bucket list to see! 1. Auroras: A display of northern lights can be spectacular — curtains and waves of colors on the sky — often against a mountainous landscape or above a sheet of sparkling ice. This awe-inspiring phenomenon is created by electrically charged particles from the Sun colliding with the Earth’s atmosphere. 2. Comets: Comets are a wondrous sight for amateur astronomers. As one approaches it often reveals a tail, slowly unfurling a long ghostly banner of light. Often marked by a distinct greenish-blue haze, they are not to be missed. 3. Daylight Phenomenon: Not a night owl? There’s still a world of astronomy visible during the day. With the proper equipment, the Sun will dazzle you with its sun spots, coronal loops, and even flares. It becomes a dynamic, living body, changing unpredictably from day to day. 4. Meteors: From the Perseids to the Lyrids, meteor showers provide a wonderful opportunity to lay back and be in awe of the universe. While most are best viewed on moonless nights from about midnight until the first glimmer of dawn, meteors often flash across the sky at unexpected times. They are bits of interplanetary debris slamming into Earth’s upper atmosphere. 5. Moon: To some the moon is a nuisance. Its brightness makes it difficult to observe objects in space. But observing the moon is an age old tradition and it certainly has its charms, be it a shiny orb that lights up the terrain in front of you or a razor-thin slice with shadows scraping against the crater walls. 6. Space Satellites: Satellites come in all sizes. The smallest satellite is the size of a loaf of bread. The largest satellite — the International Space Station — is the size of a football field. It took over 1,000 hours of extra-vehicular activity to piece together the station’s 159 separate components. Now it serves as a research laboratory for many countries. There are many celestial objects out in space. I'm pretty sure we haven't even scratched the surface when it comes to observing celestial objects.
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Errol
12/4/2017 03:58:34 pm
I can't believe we've only scratched the surface!!!!!
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aidan
12/4/2017 05:15:44 pm
wow. the moment I went on the website it said there were no comments so I clicked on the comments and errol showed up.
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Allysa Bullock
12/4/2017 09:56:25 pm
Awesome pics Mrs.Taylor and thanks for the blog as always!
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gandalf
12/4/2017 09:56:33 pm
why has only three people posted a comment. did you know that there are many more chickens than any other bird specie. did you know that chickens can recognize more then one-hundred faces. did you know that chickens come different types. such as, v-comb chicken looks like it didn't get that the 80's was like 37 years ago. did you know that labs sometimes have hip problems and that is why they limp
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Mooasus
12/4/2017 10:04:58 pm
The pictures are amazing Mrs.Taylor!!! I also can’t believe we only scratched the the surface.
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MaryGrace/Fred
12/4/2017 10:19:39 pm
I hope that one day we'll have a robot or a machine that will get to the Earth's core!!! I wonder if there is something out there who's already done it...
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Sadie
12/5/2017 07:06:50 am
Good job on the blog today Mrs. Taylor!
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Errol
12/5/2017 07:49:03 am
Last night was the biggest the moon would be!!!!(That is at least what I was told)
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Harmony
12/5/2017 09:50:13 am
Good job Mrs. Taylor!
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Addy/ unicorn
12/5/2017 09:52:27 am
Good job on the blog today mrs.taylor👍
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