Big Dipper
Look north. 7 bright stars in a ladle shape.
Night Sky Bingo Card
A bingo card for the sky. Takes one clear night. Works best far from city lights — or in a backyard on a dark night.
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Eyes need 20 minutes to fully dark-adapt — put phones away and give it time. Mark a square only when you can describe what you saw. Bingo = any row, column, or diagonal.
Moon (any phase)
Counts even if not full.
Planet (brighter than stars)
Planets don't twinkle. Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are brightest.
Shooting star
A fast streak lasting < 1 second. Keep looking — your eyes need 20 min to dark-adapt.
Cassiopeia
The W or M shape on the opposite side of Polaris from the Big Dipper.
Polaris (North Star)
Follow the outer edge of the Big Dipper's cup — it points to Polaris.
Orion (Sept–Apr)
3 stars in a row = Orion's Belt. Look south in winter sky.
Milky Way band
Needs dark skies and no moon. A hazy white smear across the sky.
Airplane with blinking lights
Red + green + white blinks in a moving pattern.
Satellite (steady, moving)
A steady non-blinking dot crossing the sky in 2–5 min.
Color difference in two stars
Betelgeuse (red-orange) and Rigel (blue-white) in Orion are the easiest pair.
Summer Triangle (Jun–Nov)
Three bright stars: Vega, Deneb, Altair — directly overhead in summer.
⭐ FREE ⭐
Name any constellation you can see right now.
Little Dipper
Smaller and fainter than the Big Dipper. Polaris is at the end of its handle.
Star cluster (fuzzy patch)
The Pleiades (Seven Sisters) look like a tiny fuzzy dipper in winter.
Bat or night bird
Erratic swooping flight at dusk — not a sky object but earns a square.
Double star (two close together)
Mizar and Alcor in the Big Dipper handle — a famous pair.
Scorpius (May–Oct)
Curved tail of stars low in the south. Antares is its bright red heart.
Leo (Feb–May)
A backwards question-mark shape (the Sickle) marks the lion's head.
Fireball / bright meteor
A meteor brighter than Venus. Rare and unmistakable.
ISS pass
Brighter than any star, crosses the full sky in ~5 min. Check nasa.gov/spotthestation for pass times.
Andromeda Galaxy (Aug–Nov)
A faint smudge near Andromeda constellation — the farthest thing visible with the naked eye.
3 constellations in one night
Name all three to a witness.
Meteor shower radiant
During a shower (Perseids Aug, Leonids Nov), spot the point the meteors seem to come from.
Total of 10+ stars counted
Count out loud, point to each one. Partner must agree on every star.
Bingo: any row, column, or diagonal.Blackout: all 25 squares — the hardest possible win.Dispute rule: caller must describe it before it counts.
Big Dipper → Polaris
Orion (winter)
Cassiopeia (W shape)What you get
- A 5×5 bingo grid with 25 sky objects sorted easy to hard
- Short descriptions so you know exactly what you're looking for
- A FREE center square: name any constellation you can see
- Tips for spotting the hardest squares: Milky Way, ISS, meteor
- Letter / A4 sized
Use it for
- Pair with the Night Sound Bingo activity for a full dark-hours session
- Pair with the Finding Constellations skill for a guided first look
- Keep kids engaged around the fire while adults stargaze
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