Astronomy Tools

Can gather more light than the eye

• telescope

• sextant

• astrolabe

• compass

Makes faraway objects seem brighter and closer

• telescope

• sextant

• astrolabe

• compass

A scientist who studies outer space

• telescope

• astrolabe

• sextant

• compass

• astronomer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Instrument used for solving problems relating to time and the position of the sun and stars

• telescope

• astrolabe

• sextant

• compass

Tool used for determining local time, latitude, and predicting the position of the sun, moon, and stars

• telescope

• astrolabe

• sextant

• compass

Instrument that shows direction

• telescope

• astrolabe

• sextant

• compass

Has a needle that always points to magnetic north

• telescope

• astrolabe

• sextant

• compass

Instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects

• telescope

• astrolabe

• sextant

• compass

Determines the angle between a celestial object and the horizon for navigation

• telescope

• astrolabe

• sextant

• compass

Commonly used for sighting the solar noon or sighting Polaris at night

• telescope

• astrolabe

• sextant

• compass