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The brightness of the star
magnitude
a neutron star that spins rapidly on its axis is called
a pulsar
Is the closest star to earth
The sun
what Breaks Starlight into colors
spectroscope
A huge star system that covers many light years of space
Galaxy
what is the study of stars
astronomy
Regularly or repeatedly change in magnitude are called
Variable stars
Regularly shaped pieces of rock metal and dust
Asteroid
What color are the hottest stars
blue
What is a large group of stars held together by gravity
A star cluster
a cloud of dust gases and debris is called
a nebula
what are largest and brightest stars called
super giants
Stars are glowing balls of gas that produce what
light
What is the name of the Galaxy we live in
Milky Way
Contains only two stars
Binary system
When an existing star flares up and becomes brighter than normal what do we call that
nova
When a massive super giant star collapses and disappears what is left behind
black hole
smaller stars like our sun are called
dwarf stars
Telescopes that bend light to make objects seem larger
Refracting telescope
two or more stars held together by gravity
Multiple star group
A chunk of frozen gases water and dust that orbits the sun
A comet
group of stars that form a pattern or picture is called
Constellation
which constellation looks like a man shooting an arrow
orion
What color are the coldest stars
red
The measurement of a star's apparent movement overtime
parallax