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Chasing the Moon
 astroEDU activity (links to astroEDU website)
Age ranges: 14-16 ,16-19
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
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SKAO and the mysteries of invisible light
 astroEDU activity (links to astroEDU website)
Age ranges: 12-14 ,14-16
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The sky at your fingertips
 astroEDU activity (links to astroEDU website)
Age ranges: 10-12 ,12-14
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How do telescopes work?
 astroEDU activity (links to astroEDU website)
Age ranges: 10-12
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Light in a matchbox
 astroEDU activity (links to astroEDU website)
Age ranges: 8-10 ,10-12 ,12-14
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
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Moving constellations
 astroEDU activity (links to astroEDU website)
Age ranges: 10-12 ,12-14 ,14-16 ,16-19 ,19+
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
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Hunting for spectra
 astroEDU activity (links to astroEDU website)
Age ranges: 8-10 ,10-12 ,12-14 ,14-16 ,16-19
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
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Driving on Mars
 astroEDU activity (links to astroEDU website)
Age ranges: 14-16 ,16-19
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
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Valleys Deep and Mountains High
 astroEDU activity (links to astroEDU website)
Age ranges: 14-16 ,16-19
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
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A View from Above
 astroEDU activity (links to astroEDU website)
Age ranges: 14-16 ,16-19
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Over a cluster of small telescope domes the Milky Way juts upward from the horizon. Two fuzzy blobs are on the right
Chilean Nights
 Chilean Nights
Credit: Robert Barsa/IAU OAE
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Header image credit: Robert Barsa/IAU OAE
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are funded by the Shaw Prize Foundation.