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Good website for children?

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  • 10-02-2009 2:30pm
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    racram
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Can anyone recommend a good astronomy website that is suitable for children please? My 10 year old is very interested, I've bought him a telescope for his birthday next week and he would love to get more information online.

    Thanks:)


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    CathyMoran
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    The web was not around when I was that young but I imagine that if he was as much a buff as I was that the Nasa website would be good. I used to get uni books on the subject when I was his age.


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    racram
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭racram


    Hi Cathy,

    Thanks for that Cathy. I did a search and found a kids nasa site.
    http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html
    Hope your doing well,

    Thanks,

    Carmel:)


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    Endaaaagh
    Registered Users Posts: 638 ✭✭✭Endaaaagh


    I like to keep an eye on Hubbsite.org . I find it a good site and they have a clip on it every month telling you what to watch out for in the sky that month. Some cool pics of the universe too.


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    Linguo
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    + 1 on Hubble site, I do the kids quizzes:o


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    Min
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,550 ✭✭✭Min


    http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance/


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    BJC
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    Hey OP, I can't for the life of me remember the name of the site, but you can book a time slot to use and control a telelscope in some huge American observatory online for up to an hour I think. You have to book a few days in advance as far as I know but he should love it.

    Give it a google!


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    #8
    racram
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭racram


    Thanks for all the replies, I've saved them in my favorites for my son to look at. Very interesting.

    :)


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