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by CritterKeeper on Jul.30, 2009, under General
The ancient peoples saw pictures in the sky. From those patterns in the heavens, ancient storytellers created stories about heroes, maidens, dragons, bears, centaurs, dogs and mythical creatures. What kid doesn’t see dragons and angels in the clouds while lying in warm grass on a summer afternoon? What grown-up doesn’t wish upon a shooting star? So lie back and imagine the animals, insects and patterns swirling in these Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope and other observatory images. We believe the explanations are best suited for parents, educators and upper-grade students. Parents of younger children may find it helpful to explore the universe together with their child. Parents can use the explanatory text as a guide. Interact with the images and find your own patterns in the stars. Conjure your own stories and settings and share them. Leave a comment on the site about what you see in the images. We love to share your stories.
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What do you see? Tell us your stories and let us know what you find!
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Welcome to Starry Critters!
Thanks for dropping by! This site combines incredible imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope and other great observatories with the imagination of children. Explore and share the patterns you see in the nebula, galaxies and star clusters.Note to Parents and Educators:
The main focus of the site are the images of space. We believe the explanations are best suited for parents, educators and upper grade students. Parents may find it helpful to view the site with their children and explore the universe together using the explanatory text as a guide. Background text is provided to let you know the real story behind the image. Links, very useful for parents and teachers, include definitions and will take you to other sites for even more detail.
Zoom in and out and pan around the images to find your own patterns in the stars. Be creative and think outside the box.Tell us your stories and let us know what you find! Feel free to join the discussion by leaving comments, and stay updated by subscribing to the RSS feed.
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October 13th, 2009 on 5:15 pm
Neat, neat, neat.
This is a really fun site. I forwarded it to about 20 people including a science teacher who does astronomy with 8th graders.
Congratulations!
December 28th, 2009 on 8:39 am
this looks like all of the Hawaiian rainbows I’ve seen, all mashed together out in space!