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Topic 13 Looking into space

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Total cards: 13•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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SALT

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South African Large Telescope

#2
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SKA

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Square Kilometre Array

#3
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Constellation

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A group of stars in a pattern

#4
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Reflective telescopes use:

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mirrors to reflect light

#5
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Refractive telescopes use:

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lenses to bend light

#6
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Good conditions for looking at the sky include:

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The weather must usually be clear. The air must be still. The air should be dry. The sky must be dark with no light pollution from city lights. High altitude above sea-level.

#7
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Place in South Africa which had good conditions for using telescopes.

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Northern Cape

#8
Front (Question)

SKA will be an example of what type of telescope?

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Radio telescope

#9
Front (Question)

SALT is an example of what kind of telescope?

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Reflective telescope

#10
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People who study the bodies in space.

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Astronomers

#11
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The study of bodies in space.

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Astronomy

#12
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The constellation used to determine where South is.

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Crux, or Southern Cross

#13
Front (Question)

The three stars in Orion’s belt can represent his belt, and two different animals. What are those animals?

Back (Answer)

Lions, or hunting dogs