Our Sky

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The Sun is the brightest object in our sky. It is so bright that other stars cannot be seen when the Sun is present in the sky. The Sun gives us light and heat.

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Morning sky: Orange color appears, Sun rises. Afternoon sky: Bright blue, strong sunlight. Night sky: Dark with twinkling stars, Moon and stars are visible.

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The Sun appears to move from East to West during the day. It rises in the East in the morning, comes overhead at noon, and sets in the West in the evening.

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Morning shadows are long and point West. Noon shadows are short. Evening shadows are long again but point East (opposite to morning shadows).

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A sundial is an ancient device used to tell time by looking at shadows. As the Sun moves across the sky, the shadow changes direction and length, showing different times of the day.

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Poornima is the full Moon when the Moon appears as a complete circle in the sky. Many festivals like Rakshabandhan and Guru Poornima are celebrated on this day.

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Amavasya is the new Moon when the Moon is not visible in the sky at all. This happens periodically. Diwali is celebrated on Amavasya.

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Morning and evening shadows point in opposite directions because the Sun's position changes. In the morning, the Sun is in the East, so shadows point West. In the evening, the Sun is in the West, so s