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Space programs and missions · A guided course
Small telescope, subtle changes in light
Follow Canada’s MOST mission from precise light curves to stellar oscillations, instrument checks and the changing evidence about Procyon.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready
The Canadian Space Agency identifies this as a model of MOST. The support posts and Earth backdrop belong to the presentation; this is not a photograph taken in orbit. The open cover helps locate the telescope aperture. Full source frame retained.
Canadian Space Agency · Image sourceYour place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
Turn patterns of light into evidence about places we cannot touch.
MOST: measuring the rhythms of stars
Small telescope, subtle changes in light
Start whenever you’re ready. Preparation is suggested, and every course stays open.
Asteroids, telescope recovery and planetary transits
Three countries, two colors, shared evidence
One suggested order from the foundations to MOST: measuring the rhythms of stars. Shared starting points appear once; skip anything you already know.
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