Words in this exercise:
Word | Meaning |
Albedo | the reflective power of a surface |
Apastron | The point at which an object is farthest away from the centre of mass of the star it is orbiting. |
Azimuth | direction of a celestial body from the observer |
Black Hole | an area of immense gravity in space |
Catena |
a line of craters along the surface of an astronomical body
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Constellation | a group of stars that forms a pattern |
Cosmology | theory of the origin of the universe |
Galaxy | any of the large systems of stars |
Luminosity | the intrinsic brightness of an object |
Nova
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star that is unexpectedly bright temporarily |
Observatory | building for studying stars and planets |
Photosphere | the lowest layer of the solar atmosphere |