MigL Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Neutron star A star massive enough that when it runs out of fuel to sustain radiation pressure, its gravitational collapse overcomes electron degeneracy pressure ( but not neutron degeneracy pressure ). Edited July 19, 2015 by MigL
Acme Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Romulus - Star Trek's inhabited second planet of the Romulan system in Sector Z-6.
zapatos Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Scintillation - The atmospheric effects influencing astronomical observations.
ACG52 Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Neutrino - A fundamental particle produced by the nuclear reactions in stars
ACG52 Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 X-ray star - A star whose primary output is in the form of x-rays
MigL Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Rigel Blue-white super giant star in Orion. Seventh brightest star in the sky and about 120000 times brighter than the Sun.
Janus Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Luminosity - the measure of the light output of a star
zapatos Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Yildun - A greenish star in the middle of the tail of the Little Bear (Also known as Ursa Minor, with Polaris being at the end of the tail), known as one of the "dancers" that circles around Polaris.
ACG52 Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Nadir - the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith
Janus Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Römer- A Danish astronomer who made one of the earliest measurements for the speed of light. also the name of a Lunar impact crater.
ACG52 Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Rosalind- An inner satellite of Uranus, discovered by Voyager 2 on January 13,1986 Edited July 19, 2015 by ACG52
MigL Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Deneb Blue-white supergiant star. Approx 200 times the diameter of the Sun, and 200000 times brighter.
Acme Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Radiant - the point in the sky that meteor showers appear to come from.
imatfaal Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Taurids - a meteor shower so named as their Radiant is in the Constellation Taurus
zapatos Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Sterope - The name shared by two stars in the constellation Taurus.
ACG52 Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Earth- A medium-sized rocky planet with an oxygen rich atmosphere occupying the third position around a yellow dwarf star named Sol. 1
MigL Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Helios In Greek mythology, the personification of the Sun. Also the names of two probes launched into heliocentric orbits to study solar processes.
ACG52 Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 Seyfert Galaxy-a main-sequence star which rotates rapidly, causing a loss of matter to an ever-expanding shell.
Janus Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 Yerkes System - A spectral classification system for stars
Acme Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Year - Time period based on Earth's rotation [around the Sun]. Edited July 20, 2015 by Acme
ACG52 Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Retrograde -the orbital motion of an object in a clockwise direction when viewed from the north pole of the ecliptic. Edited July 20, 2015 by ACG52
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