This page is for kids (and Big kids too)

Hi Kids!
This page is for you. It has Astronomy activities you can do, and some very interesting information.

You might be able to make this at school. Ask your teacher
Start with the Sun by making a ball (a large basketball will do) or drawing a circle 300mm across. Then add the Planets listed below.
Planet Diameter in mm Distance
Mercury 1 12.5m
Venus 2.6 23.3m
Earth 2.7 32.2m
Mars 1.4 49m
Jupiter 30 167.7m
Saturn 25 307.5m
Uranus 10.1 618.6m
Neptune 9.7 970m
Pluto 0.4 1275m
*Xena (2003UB313) 0.5 2176m
At this scale the nearest Star (Proxima Centauri) is 8,700km away and the centre of our Galaxy is 56,502,120km!!!
*Xena is the Unofficial name of the 10th Planet. Learn more about Xena the 10th Planet HERE


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