Astronomy Flashcards
ptolemy
Came up with the “Ptolemy” theory. Says earth is at the center of the universe.
Copernicus
Came up with the theory that planets orbit around the sun
Tycho
Believed the earth was at its center
Johannes
Discovered the three major planetary laws of motion
Isaac Newton
Figured out gravity
Hubble Edwin
Has a telescope named after him
Ursa Major
The more major of the Ursa’s
Ursa Minor
The more minor of the Ursa’s
Orion
special constillation
Canis Major
Constillation
Cassiopea
the seated queen
Red Giant
a star that is red and giant
White Dwarf
a star that is almost dead
Main-Sequence
special stars
supernova
Death of a start then birth of a new one
Black Hole
A thing that sucks in a lot of stuff
parallax
the actual position of something seems different
Light-Year
A really long distance
Polaris
A star in the shape of a snowmobile