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Galaxy Guide: Building A Map To The Universe

This document provides a brief guide to 5 notable astronomical objects including the Orion Nebula, the globular cluster M13, the exoplanet Kepler-186f, the Andromeda Galaxy, and the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. It also lists some astronomy simulation and star wheel resources as well as suggested reading on cosmology and correcting astronomical misconceptions.

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Galaxy Guide: Building A Map To The Universe

This document provides a brief guide to 5 notable astronomical objects including the Orion Nebula, the globular cluster M13, the exoplanet Kepler-186f, the Andromeda Galaxy, and the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. It also lists some astronomy simulation and star wheel resources as well as suggested reading on cosmology and correcting astronomical misconceptions.

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Building a Map to the Universe

GALAXY GUIDE

Just a few places out of billions and billions. . .


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M42/NGC 1976, Orion Nebula (star factory, Orion)


M13 (globular cluster, Hercules)
Kepler-186f (one of thousands of exoplanets discovered, Cygnus)
Andromeda Galaxy (closest galaxy, Andromeda)
Sagittarius A* (supermassive black hole, Sagittarius)

Astronomy simulations: http://astro.unl.edu/animationsLinks.html


Sky and Telescope Star Wheels: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomyresources/make-a-star-wheel/
*Also, look for an astronomy app on your smartphone (e.g. Star Walk for
iPhones is a great one)!
Suggested reading:
Cosmos, by Carl Sagan. Published by Random House, New York (1980).
Bad Astronomy, by Philip C. Plait. Published by John Wiley & Sons (2002).

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