the sun
measuring
charting
star types
100
layer of suns surface you can see
photosphere
100
group of stars forming a connect the dots drawing in the sky
constelation
100
how bright a star appears to be in night sky
apparent magnitude
100
space dust and gas that can form a star
nebula
200
layer of suns atmosphere only visible during eclipse
chromosphere
200
two stars orbiting eachother
binary star
200
how bright a star actually is if they were the same distance
absolute magnitude
200
baby star
protostar
300
outermost part of the suns atmosphere that can be 1 million degrees
corona
300
3.26 light years
parsec
300
how much energy a star gives off
luminosity
300
when a massive star explodes
supernova
400
this causes the northern lights
solar wind
400
stars moving in sky due to planet moving. we use this to triangulate a stars distance
paralax
400
diagram that charts stars based on luminosity and tempurature
HR diagram
400
a collapsed star that has only neutrons at its core
neutron star
500
combining two atoms to make a new atom and creating energy
fusion
500
the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few
(sorry grandma)
500
trend of stars to be hotter and more luminous on the blue end and cooler on the red end
main sequence
500
object that can pull in light itself
black hole