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Sheets to print

Observation sheets to fill in outside, colouring pages for the nights it is cloudy, and models to cut out and build. Every one is a single page, free, and yours to keep.

🔭 Build a working telescope from two lenses

The Sun

Sun — what you seeWhat the Sun shows through a safe filter — its disk, sunspots and the Carrington Event — and just how big it really is.Sun — how far it isThe Sun's distance by car, rocket and Solar Orbiter, and why the Sun and Moon look the same size.

The Moon

Moon — what you seeWhat the Moon shows in a small telescope — seas, craters, and the Apollo & Artemis landing sites.Moon — the factsWhy the Moon changes shape, why one side always faces us, and how big and far it is.

Planets

Planets — what you seeEach planet through a small telescope — Spark asks, Perl explains, one card per planet.

The Milky Way

Star clusters — what you seeEach Milky Way star cluster through a small telescope — Spark asks, Perl explains, one card per cluster.Planetary nebulae — what you seeEach planetary nebula through a small telescope — Spark asks, Perl explains, one card per nebula.Nebulae — what you seeEach glowing star-forming nebula through a small telescope — Spark asks, Perl explains, one card per nebula.

Deep space

Galaxies — what you seeEach galaxy through a small telescope — Spark asks, Perl explains, one card per galaxy.

Colour in

Colour-in · Solar SystemOutline the Sun, Moon and planets at true relative sizes — then colour them.Colour-in · Deep skyMilky-Way nebulae and galaxies sized against the Moon, ready to colour.Colour the MoonA big Moon to colour — trace its seas and craters.Colour Spark the foxColour in Spark, your curious fox explorer.Colour Perl the owlColour in Perl, your wise barn owl.

Cut and build

Build a display rocketA chunky stand-up rocket for your shelf — cut, fold and glue the body, nose cone and fins.Build a paper rocketCut, fold and glue your own 3D paper rocket — body, nose cone and fins, all on one page.Build a launch rampMake the blow-pipe ramp — pop your paper rocket off the desk with one big puff of air!