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Visible-light astronomy

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We look at the stars at night.

Bertini fresco of Galileo Galilei and Doge of Venice.jpg
Bertini fresco of Galileo Galilei and Doge of Venice.jpg
We use our eyes to see them. Some people use big tools called telescopes. These help us see far away things. You can look up too!
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Pillars of creation 2014 HST WFC3-UVIS full-res denoised.jpg
Do you like the night sky?

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