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Cub Scout Astronomy Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society

How to find North at Night

How to find North at Night Find the ‘Plough’

How to find North at Night The pointers point to the North Star

How to find North at Night

Finding other constellations Cassiopeia

Finding other constellations Leo

Finding other constellations Auriga

Finding other constellations Orion

Finding other constellations Taurus

Finding other constellations Pleiades (in Taurus)

Finding other constellations Sirius Canis Major

Difference between a Planet and a Star ?

Planets William James Observatorywww.itslifejim.btinternet.co.uk

Planets William James Observatorywww.itslifejim.btinternet.co.uk

Planets William James Observatorywww.itslifejim.btinternet.co.uk

Planets William James Observatorywww.itslifejim.btinternet.co.uk

Planets William James Observatorywww.itslifejim.btinternet.co.uk

Planets William James Observatorywww.itslifejim.btinternet.co.uk

Planets William James Observatorywww.itslifejim.btinternet.co.uk

Moon William James Observatory

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