The Moon changes shape every day and moves its place every night. But there is just one star that does not move.
What shape is the Moon tonight?
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Run thirty days. See which side it fills from.
Where is the evening's Moon before dawn?
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You are standing facing south. Run from 6 in the evening to 6 in the morning.
How do you find the Pole Star?
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Tap the two stars at the end of the Plough's bowl, one after the other.
From here we look down from above the sky
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Why does the Moon change shape?
It is the Moon you saw above. This time we go out beyond the Earth and look down on the Sun, Earth and Moon. Half the Moon is always lit. Only the angle from which we see it changes.
The Moon from above
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It is the same thirty days. Watch the Moon's position together with its shape as seen from Earth.
