Characteristics of stars/ the sun
Kinds of stars
Constellations /stargazing
Star groups
Other space objects
100
This is our closest star and it is made of 70% Hydrogen, 28% Helium, and 2% other elements
What is the sun
100
goes through times of shrinking and dimming / changes absolute magnitude
What is Pulsating variable star
100
groups of stars in a pattern
What is constellation
100
smallest star group /contains 2 stars
What is binary cluster
100
irregular shaped pieces of rock,metal,dust
What is asteroids
200
Our sun is how far from the Earth
What is 93,000,000 miles
200
orbits each other / changes its apparent magnitude
What is eclipsing variable star
200
what hemisphere is the big dipper located in
What is the northern hemisphere
200
a group of several thousand to a million stars /arranged in a ball
What is globular cluster
200
the largest asteroid, about the size of Arizona
What is Vesta
300
This is the process in which the sun produces its own light
What is Nuclear Fusion
300
a cloud of interstellar gases and debris
What is nebula
300
another name for the north star
What is polaris
300
a group of several hundred to a few thousand stars
What is open cluster
300
a rocky object in space that is smaller than a asteroid
What is meteoroid
400
What is the range of the hippardus telescope
What is +1 to +6
400
on February 19, 1992 what were astronomers excited to see
What is Nova Cygni
400
aratus of soli listed how many star constellation
What is 44
400
about what percent of stars are members of a star family
What is 85%
400
crater in Arizona, 1 mile wide and 190 yards deep
What is barringer crater
500
how many years did hippardus live before Jesus was born
What is 130 years
500
When was the last supernova seen in our galaxy
What is 1604
500
how many star constellations are there today
What is 88
500
2 stars /22,000,000 miles apart / gravity pulls them into an egg shape
What is beta lynai
500
most famous short term comet, 76 years to make its journey
What is Halley's comet
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