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Games for Astronomers

Star-Hop Drill — North

Slew from a bright start star to the target through finder and eyepiece.

Star-Hop Drill — South

Slew from a bright start star to the target through finder and eyepiece.

Star Names — North

Identify the named star from its Bayer designation. Beat the clock — wrong answers cost 5 seconds.

Star Names — South

Identify the named star from its Bayer designation. Beat the clock — wrong answers cost 5 seconds.

Alien Hunt

An alien craft hides among the planets of the planetarium. Spot it and tap before time runs out — 120 seconds on the clock.

Crater Tap

Tap named lunar features under live terminator lighting. Practice across the whole nearside, or race a 90-second compete leaderboard.

Moon Lander

Pilot an Apollo lunar module to a soft touchdown on the real Moon — pick a historic Apollo site or a famous crater.

History Race

Order four historical events chronologically. Practice untimed across millennia, or race the clock on a 120-second medium-difficulty leaderboard.

Collimation Race

Race the clock to align a miscollimated Newtonian. Drag screw heads to turn them, watch the laser beam respond, beat the leaderboard on Hard.