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Educational Activities

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Hands-on

Have you ever wondered what happens to stars as they get older? Explore the evolution of stars with different masses.

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Fun

Have you ever wondered what happens to the different stars in the night sky as they get older? This activity lets you explore the life-cycle of stars.

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Observing campaign

If you're new to observing using LCO, this is a good place to start.

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Investigation

Use measurements from an exploding star to investigate cosmic distances

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Investigation

Investigate how fast an asteroid is rotating.

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Fun

Play a game of bingo and learn about the many wonders of the cosmos!

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Hands-on

In this activity, you’ll map your astronomical objects, taken using Serol's Cosmic Explorers, onto the night sky using RA and dec coordinates.

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Hands-on

In this activity you will measure how fast the Sun moves to caclulate how big the Sun appears in the sky. All you need are some household items and about 20 minutes on a sunny day.

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How-to

There are many thousands of astronomical data files in the LCO archive. This guide will walk you through the steps to finding the images you want.

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How-to

This guide will show you how to create beautiful color images using free online software.

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How-to

This article will tell you how to use Adobe Photoshop to make high quality color images with your astronomical data.

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How-to

This guide will show you how to create beautiful color images using free online software.

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How-to

This guide will show you how to create beautiful color images using free software that can be downloaded from the Internet.

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Hands-on

How long would it take to travel to the Moon? Could you travel to the edge of the Solar System and beyond?

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Fun

In this activity, you'll use a space image you've taken with Serol and create a poster to showcase what you've learned.

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Fun

In this activity you will create stunning colour images of galaxies and add them to the Tuning Fork template to recreate the famous Hubble image.

DIY impact crater

Hands-on

Make craters and learn more about how the speed and type of impactor affects their shape and size.

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Fun

Investigate how old objects in our Solar System are from the craters on their surface.