Astronomy Flashcards

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Ptolemy

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The guy who thought earth was centered he was very wrong

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Copernicus

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The guy who said the sun was the center he was very correct

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Tycho Brahe

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Mural quadrant

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Kepler

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laws of planetary motion

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Gallelio

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He expanded copernicus’ research

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Newton

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Laws of motion

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Hubble

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He proved other galaxies

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Ursa Major

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Great Dipper

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Ursa Minor

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Little dipper

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Orion

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Orion the hunter

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Canis major

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The greater dog

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Cassiopia

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The seated queen

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Red giant

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On of the smallest stars

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White dwarf

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What a star turns into when (dead)

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Main sequence star

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A star that fuses hydrogen in its core

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Supernova

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When a star dies a huge wave of energy

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Black hole

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An invisible mass that has heavy amount of gravity

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Parralax

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To measure the distance between stars

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Light year

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How far light could travel in a year

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Polaris

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The north star