Astronomy In Your Hands

Astronomy In Your Hands: putting the sky within your reach


Activities Hands-on astronomy activities for classroom and home. Using your eyes, your hands, some cardboard, string, glue... Star Wheel Our renowned Star Wheel is an especially popular downloadable resource – the perfect way to answer the question: What star is that?	Subscribe Subscription is no longer necessary. Our resources are now free to download and use for personal, educational, or commercial purposes.
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September 24, 2012 - Our resources are now free (no subscription required). Yay!

September 12, 2004 - The Astronomy In Your Hands web site was awarded the prestigious Griffith Observatory Star Award.

Image Credit: The photograph used in the masthead of this web site is a portion of the Milky Way panorama by Axel Mellinger and is used under license.
The photograph has not been modified to emphasise the ball where the hands are. This is actually the centre of the galaxy. Can you find the Southern Cross?

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