Constellations
This constellation is located in the Northern Hemisphere and is most visible in January
Orion
This is a space object that that forms when matter comes together and starts to give off energy
stars
The sun's surface is known as this.
photosphere
These are patterns made by stars found in the night sky
The distance light travels in a year
A Light-Year
This constellation is found in the Northern Sky and is most visible in October
Pegasus
This is the first stage of a new star
nebula
These are areas in the in the Sun's photosphere with strong magnetic fields
sunspots
This is a huge cloud of gas and dust in space that is the first stage of star formation
Nebula
Blackhole
This constellation is located in the Northern Hemisphere all year long and is known as "the great bear"
Ursa Major
This is the second stage of the stars cycle when the star puts of a cooler white light
white dwarf
This is a sudden release of energy from the Sun
solar flares
A star that can no longer turn helium into carbon, instead it cools and shrinks, becoming very small and dense
White-Dwarf
An object in space that produces its own energy, including heat and light
star
This constellation is located in the Northern Hemisphere all year and is known as "the smaller bear"
Ursa Minor
This stage in a star's cycle is an exploding star that will form a new nebula
supernova
The sun is made mainly of this gas
hydrogen
This is another name for the North Star
Polaris
This word comes from two words meaning "around" and "of the poles"
circumpolar
These TWO constellations are both located far in the Northern Sky
Draco and Cassiopeia
Some stars end their cycle as this if it was a massive star
black hole
The sun provides our planet with these 2 things
heat energy and light
this is a winter constellation located in the Northern Hemisphere
Orion
This is a star that has produced more energy than gravity can hold together and has exploded