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Old July 27th 05, 05:51 PM
Robin Leadbeater
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Hi Chris,

Perhaps you can offer your services to rewrite it. I had similar problems
with a Brownie Star Gazer Badge a couple of years back (7-10yr Girl Scouts
in the UK)

Quote:

"The moon is the brightest object in the night sky. Unlike stars, it does
not
give off light of its own. Its 'light' is a reflection of the sun's rays.
The moon appears as shapes (or phases) when the Earth comes between the sun
and the moon, casting a shadow. The moon completes its orbit of the earth
every 29 days. The current phase of the moon along with its setting and
rising times can usually be found in newspapers. "

I corrected the text and provided new diagrams - not sure if they used them
mind you.

Robin

"Chris L Peterson" wrote in message
...
There was some discussion here a few months ago about the Boy Scout
Astronomy Merit Badge requirements. As it happens, I'm helping my niece
with her Girl Scout requirements, which make the Boy Scout requirements
look like graduate school in comparison.

Some examples:

Tools of the Trade - Learn the parts of a telescope and how to use one.
If possible, use a tracking telescope or look through telescopes with
different magnitudes.

Star Stamps - Address an envelope to yourself or a friend, including
your solar system and galaxy address.

Time for the Moon - The best time to observe the moon is when it is
full, or almost full.

At the bottom of this page of requirements are three images- one of
which is horribly wrong: http://www.cloudbait.com/misc/gscoutastro.jpg

Really, this whole thing is pretty pathetic.

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com