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Answer the following
Nearly how many constellations have been named by the astronomers?

Important Questions on Night Sky

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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>EXERCISES>Q 6
Answer the following
How do we locate the Pole Star with the help of the constellation ‘Ursa Major’?
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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>EXERCISES>Q 7
Answer the following
What do you understand by the ‘Phases of the moon’?
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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>EXERCISES>Q 8
Answer the following
Light travels at the speed of  300,000 km s-1. How far is the sun from the earth in 8 min and 20 sec?
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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>EXERCISES>Q 9
Answer the following
What is the value of a light year?
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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>EXERCISES>Q 10
How are asteroids related to meteorites?
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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>EXERCISES>Q 11
Answer the following
What is moonlight? Is the moon a luminous body?
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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>EXERCISES>Q 12
Answer the following
What is the mean distance of the sun from the earth? How much approximate time is taken by the light from the sun to reach the earth?
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SCIENCE For Class VIII>Chapter 17 - Night Sky>EXERCISES>Q 1
Circle the correct answer:
Halley’s Comet completes one revolution along its orbit in