bingus the astronomer Flashcards
Ptolemy
Believed that Earth was the center of the universe and the planets and Sun revolved around the Earth
Copernicus
Believed that the Sun is the center of the universe and all the planets revolved around the Sun
Brahe, Tycho
Recorded very precise observations of the planets and stars
Kepler, Johannes
Used Brahe’s work to determine that all the planets revolve around the Sun in elliptical orbits
Galileo
Used a telescope to make important discoveries about the moon and Sun
Newton, Isaac
Discovered that all objects in the universe attract each other through gravitational force
Hubble, Edwin
Proved that other galaxies exist beyond the Milky Way (our galaxy)
Ursa major
a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory
Ursa minor
a constellation located in the far northern sky
Orion
a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world
Canis major
a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere.
Cassiopeia
a constellation in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia
Red giant
A red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass in a late phase of stellar evolution.
White dwarf
A white dwarf is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter
Main-sequence star
In astronomy, the main sequence is a continuous and distinctive band of stars that appears on plots of stellar color versus brightness.
