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Kids Activity - Look for Craters on Moon

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  With the help of image below try to spot the Craters on the Moon Surface. There many craters on the moon - Some are very old. This Activity could be done with Binocular /Telescope.    Original Image credit-Photo by  Neven Krcmarek  on  Unsplash  . Further Arrows and Names of Craters are added by Me. Refer to below link to read more http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~smaddiso/astro/moon/craters.html

Libra - Constellation

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Image credit- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Libra_IAU.svg Libra lies in the Zodiac belt. There are many faint stars in this constellation and the brightest one is Zubeneschamali( visible magnitude +2.6). Kid's Activity - One should try to see Zubeneschamali star because it appears to be in various colors to different people- Green, Yellow, Blue. Other interesting objects are 1) Gliese 581 planetary system, couple of planets have been discovered around Gliese 581 Star. 2)NGC 5897 is globular cluster. For more details about the Libra constellation refer link mentioned in notes. Note - all information including images are taken from wiki link below  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libra_(constellation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581_planetary_system