Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Easy Astronomy

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By: Ariana Hextaton

CHAPTER 1
The field of astronomy is both scientfic and divinational. Scientists study our solar systems, and seers study the planets and zodiac signs.

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CHAPTER 2
The solar system holds a great fascination for many people. Someday, Muggles hope to land on Mars. Here is our system in order:
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Asteroid Belt
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto

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CHAPTER 3
Seeers can read the stars of the zodiac signs and tell people their fortune or horoscope. here's the different signs. Which do YOU belong in?
Capricorn (December 22-January 19)
Aquarius (January 20-February 18)
Pisces (February 19-March 20)
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Leo (July 23-August 22)
Virgo (August 23-September 22)
Libra (Sptember 23-October 22)
Scorpio (October 23-November 21)
Saggitarius (November 22-December 21)

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CHAPTER 5:
Constellations are a group of stars that people long ago have made into pictures. We have many in just our galaxy, the Milky Way. Try peeking at the night sky sometime and making up your own constellation.

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CHAPTER 6:
Many people beleive that there is intelligent life on other planets. Strong evidence proves they might be right, after all there IS a whole universe nobody has ever explored. However, if there ARE aliens, they would look a lot different, for life on other planets probably differs greatly from ours.

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