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142 Cards in this Set
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Planet
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A large sperical body that orbits a star
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Solar system
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A collection of large & small bodies that orbit out central star the sun
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Nebula
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A large cloud of dust and gas in intisellar space, where stars are born.
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Luminosity
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The actual brightness such as a star, as compared to the brightness of the sun.
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Apparent magnitude
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The brightness of a star as seen from earth
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Electro matic spectrum.
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All of the different wave length & frequencies of radiatin, from radio was to gamma waved
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Light year
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The distance that light travels in a year
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White dwarf
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Hot dense core of matter that collapse of a low star
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White dwarf
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Hot dense core of matter that collapse of a low star
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Revolutikn
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The motion of a body that tracked around another body in space
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White dwarf
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Hot dense core of matter that collapse of a low star
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Revolutikn
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The motion of a body that tracked around another body in space
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Super nova
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A gigantic explosion in which large a star collapses and throws out its layers into space but its core remains
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White dwarf
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Hot dense core of matter that collapse of a low star
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Revolutikn
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The motion of a body that tracked around another body in space
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Super nova
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A gigantic explosion in which large a star collapses and throws out its layers into space but its core remains
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Irregular Galaxy
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A galaxy with an irregular shape that doesn't fit into another category n
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White dwarf
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Hot dense core of matter that collapse of a low star
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Revolutikn
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The motion of a body that tracked around another body in space
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Super nova
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A gigantic explosion in which large a star collapses and throws out its layers into space but its core remains
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Irregular Galaxy
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A galaxy with an irregular shape that doesn't fit into another category n
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Star
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Composed of gas & gives light
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Nutting star
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Core of a collapsed supernova under gravity electrons and protons have smashed together
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Nutting star
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Core of a collapsed supernova under gravity electrons and protons have smashed together
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Spectroscope
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A tool used to collect light from stars and seperate colors in light
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Nutting star
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Core of a collapsed supernova under gravity electrons and protons have smashed together
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Spectroscope
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A tool used to collect light from stars and seperate colors in light
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Rotation
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A spin of a body on its axis
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Nutting star
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Core of a collapsed supernova under gravity electrons and protons have smashed together
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Spectroscope
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A tool used to collect light from stars and seperate colors in light
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Rotation
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A spin of a body on its axis
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Spiral galaxy
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A galaxy shaped like a pin with a bulge in the center and spiral arms
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Nutting star
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Core of a collapsed supernova under gravity electrons and protons have smashed together
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Spectroscope
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A tool used to collect light from stars and seperate colors in light
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Rotation
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A spin of a body on its axis
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Spiral galaxy
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A galaxy shaped like a pin with a bulge in the center and spiral arms
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Red shift
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Phenomenon occurs when a star or galaxy is moving away from the earth and its wavelengths emitted are stretched out
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Nutting star
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Core of a collapsed supernova under gravity electrons and protons have smashed together
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Spectroscope
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A tool used to collect light from stars and seperate colors in light
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Rotation
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A spin of a body on its axis
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Spiral galaxy
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A galaxy shaped like a pin with a bulge in the center and spiral arms
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Red shift
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Phenomenon occurs when a star or galaxy is moving away from the earth and its wavelengths emitted are stretched out
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Hr diagram
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A graph that shows the relation between a stars surface & temp & absolute magnitude
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Nutting star
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Core of a collapsed supernova under gravity electrons and protons have smashed together
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Spectroscope
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A tool used to collect light from stars and seperate colors in light
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Rotation
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A spin of a body on its axis
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Spiral galaxy
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A galaxy shaped like a pin with a bulge in the center and spiral arms
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Red shift
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Phenomenon occurs when a star or galaxy is moving away from the earth and its wavelengths emitted are stretched out
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Hr diagram
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A graph that shows the relation between a stars surface & temp & absolute magnitude
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Pulsar
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Highly magnetized rotating nutron star that emits a beam of radiation
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Nutting star
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Core of a collapsed supernova under gravity electrons and protons have smashed together
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Spectroscope
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A tool used to collect light from stars and seperate colors in light
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Rotation
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A spin of a body on its axis
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Spiral galaxy
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A galaxy shaped like a pin with a bulge in the center and spiral arms
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Red shift
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Phenomenon occurs when a star or galaxy is moving away from the earth and its wavelengths emitted are stretched out
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Hr diagram
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A graph that shows the relation between a stars surface & temp & absolute magnitude
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Pulsar
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Highly magnetized rotating nutron star that emits a beam of radiation
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Absolute magnitude
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A brightness scale used to measure how bright a star would be if it were seen from a standard distance.
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Main sequence
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On the hr diagram where stars spend most of their lives, it's a diagnol pattern
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Nutting star
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Core of a collapsed supernova under gravity electrons and protons have smashed together
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Spectroscope
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A tool used to collect light from stars and seperate colors in light
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Rotation
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A spin of a body on its axis
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Spiral galaxy
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A galaxy shaped like a pin with a bulge in the center and spiral arms
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Red shift
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Phenomenon occurs when a star or galaxy is moving away from the earth and its wavelengths emitted are stretched out
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Hr diagram
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A graph that shows the relation between a stars surface & temp & absolute magnitude
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Pulsar
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Highly magnetized rotating nutron star that emits a beam of radiation
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Absolute magnitude
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A brightness scale used to measure how bright a star would be if it were seen from a standard distance.
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Main sequence
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On the hr diagram where stars spend most of their lives, it's a diagnol pattern
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Elliptical galaxy
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A spherical galaxy with a bright center very little dust
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Nutting star
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Core of a collapsed supernova under gravity electrons and protons have smashed together
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Spectroscope
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A tool used to collect light from stars and seperate colors in light
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Rotation
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A spin of a body on its axis
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Spiral galaxy
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A galaxy shaped like a pin with a bulge in the center and spiral arms
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Red shift
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Phenomenon occurs when a star or galaxy is moving away from the earth and its wavelengths emitted are stretched out
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Hr diagram
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A graph that shows the relation between a stars surface & temp & absolute magnitude
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Pulsar
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Highly magnetized rotating nutron star that emits a beam of radiation
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Absolute magnitude
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A brightness scale used to measure how bright a star would be if it were seen from a standard distance.
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Main sequence
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On the hr diagram where stars spend most of their lives, it's a diagnol pattern
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Elliptical galaxy
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A spherical galaxy with a bright center very little dust
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Universe
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Space and all of the matter and energy in it
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Nutting star
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Core of a collapsed supernova under gravity electrons and protons have smashed together
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Spectroscope
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A tool used to collect light from stars and seperate colors in light
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Rotation
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A spin of a body on its axis
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Spiral galaxy
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A galaxy shaped like a pin with a bulge in the center and spiral arms
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Red shift
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Phenomenon occurs when a star or galaxy is moving away from the earth and its wavelengths emitted are stretched out
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Hr diagram
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A graph that shows the relation between a stars surface & temp & absolute magnitude
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Pulsar
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Highly magnetized rotating nutron star that emits a beam of radiation
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Absolute magnitude
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A brightness scale used to measure how bright a star would be if it were seen from a standard distance.
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Main sequence
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On the hr diagram where stars spend most of their lives, it's a diagnol pattern
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Elliptical galaxy
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A spherical galaxy with a bright center very little dust
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Universe
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Space and all of the matter and energy in it
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Wave length
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Distance between two adjacent crests or thoughts of a wave
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Nutting star
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Core of a collapsed supernova under gravity electrons and protons have smashed together
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Spectroscope
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A tool used to collect light from stars and seperate colors in light
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Rotation
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A spin of a body on its axis
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Spiral galaxy
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A galaxy shaped like a pin with a bulge in the center and spiral arms
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Red shift
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Phenomenon occurs when a star or galaxy is moving away from the earth and its wavelengths emitted are stretched out
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Hr diagram
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A graph that shows the relation between a stars surface & temp & absolute magnitude
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Pulsar
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Highly magnetized rotating nutron star that emits a beam of radiation
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Absolute magnitude
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A brightness scale used to measure how bright a star would be if it were seen from a standard distance.
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Galaxy
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A collection of stars dust and gas bound together by gravity.
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Main sequence
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On the hr diagram where stars spend most of their lives, it's a diagnol pattern
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Elliptical galaxy
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A spherical galaxy with a bright center very little dust
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Universe
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Space and all of the matter and energy in it
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Wave length
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Distance between two adjacent crests or thoughts of a wave
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Doppler effect
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Observed change in frequency or wave length
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Cosmic microwave magnitude
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Radiatin left over from the formation of the universe
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Nutting star
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Core of a collapsed supernova under gravity electrons and protons have smashed together
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Spectroscope
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A tool used to collect light from stars and seperate colors in light
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Rotation
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A spin of a body on its axis
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Spiral galaxy
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A galaxy shaped like a pin with a bulge in the center and spiral arms
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Red shift
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Phenomenon occurs when a star or galaxy is moving away from the earth and its wavelengths emitted are stretched out
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Hr diagram
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A graph that shows the relation between a stars surface & temp & absolute magnitude
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Pulsar
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Highly magnetized rotating nutron star that emits a beam of radiation
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Absolute magnitude
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A brightness scale used to measure how bright a star would be if it were seen from a standard distance.
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