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Constellation

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a region of the sky that contains a recognized star pastern and that is used to described the location of objects in space

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Zenith

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the point in the sky directly above an observance on Earth

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Altitude

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the angle between an object in the sky and the horizon

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Horizon

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the line where the sky and the Earth appear to meet

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Light-Year

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the distance that light travels in one year about 9.46 trillion kilometers

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