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Let’s Talk about
Space
The Sun
• “Born” 4.6 billion years
ago.
• Releases so much energy
it could shine for 10 billion
years!
• Some parts are
27,000,000 degrees
Farenheit!
• The sun is actually a star!
Stars!
• Huge balls of
glowing gas.
• Over 200 billion
BILLION stars!
• The sun is NOT the
largest sun in the
sky. It is the
CLOSEST star to
us.
Constellations
• a group of stars that when
seen from Earth, form a
pattern
• Some are named after
animals or mythological
creatures
• As the Earth turns, you
can see different
constellations!
• There are 88!
Constellation Myths
• Many constellations have
myths or legends which
describe how the star
patterns were formed.
Constellation Myth Example
• Constellation: Pisces
• The Greeks and Romans recognized two fish in
these stars. They were said to be Aphrodite and
her son Eros, who, fleeing from the giant
Typhon, jumped into a stream, turned into fish,
and swam away to safety. They tied their tails
together so they wouldn’t be separated.
Now go and learn about some
more constellations,
and make your own!