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Question

well actually i just wanted to know how asteriods, meteors and comets are formed?

well i have another question which has nothing to do with the above question

i am having 15 days holidays and i was wondering whether i could utilize this time to do something in astronomy. i am 13 and i live in a small town. is there anything which i can do in astronomy which will help me latter? plus can i write articles or something like that?

please answer atleast one of the above mentioned questions.

thank you for reading.

love you all!!!

Answer 1

you can make galilien or newtonian telescope and watch the planets in our solar system.
Galilien telescopes are easy to make, you just need two convex lenses one of very high magnification and one very small. The more the difference in magnifications the powerful the telescope.
You can note your observations on what constellations they are visible in and how they look like comparitively.
Any article gains value by its originality even if the article conveys known things. You can make an article out of all your observations ! Good Luck!

Answer 2

Good question. Asteroids, meteors and comets are believed to be the remnants of the dust cloud from which our solar system was formed. Most of the cloud condensed to form our sun, and then the planets. The bits of rock and ice left over that didn't accumulate enough matter are what we now call asteroids, comets etc.
Actually the true scientific answer is a bit more complicated as the origin of comets is slightly different from that of asteroids. But basically, they're like the bits of mixture left over when you make a cake.

As for the second question, I suppose you ask your parents to get you a telescope. Also, try looking online or in the local newspaper to see if there are any astronomy clubs nearby.

Answer 3

Well, The thing is, asteroids are broken off pieces of planetary dust that was there when the planets formed. Meteors and all inter-planetary dust are formed from that. So all new asteroids are just pieces from larger chunks.
Comets are different however. They come from a hypthetical place called the Oort's Cloud, name in honour of the astronomer Jan Oort . It is quite relevant to the orbits of various comets, thus we believe that there exists a Oort's cloud. There, objects as large as pluto orbit around the sun. A view from outside the solar system would make us see it like a white sphere. From there, by a passing star, some of the particles are moved from their orbit and fall towards the sun.

So now you know from where they come?
I shall suggest you use your holidays for some research on this subject. Read up from a Local Library or from the net, about:
The Titus-Bode Law.
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
Structure of the solar system.
Mainly, about the Universe

Use your time to make a telescope and study the Universe.

Answer 4

Hi. Glad you are curious because this is fun. Borrow a pair of binoculars and just look around first. There is a great free program called Stellarium that you can use too. http://www.stellarium.com/