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Astronomy

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By: Jack Kapanke
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Decks in this class (14)

Ch 2 Key Terms
Apparent magnitude,
Astrology,
Celestial equator
20  cards
Ch 4 Key Terms
Apparent solar time,
Declination,
Great circle
16  cards
Ch 3 Key Terms
Angular momentum,
Aphelion,
Apogee
28  cards
The Milky Way
Milky way,
Shape of milky way galaxy,
Where are we located in the milky...
40  cards
The Great Debate
Charles messier,
William herschel,
The general catalog of nebulae an...
40  cards
The Expanding Universe
What did 20th century astronomers...,
What did the photos of spectra of...,
Vesto slipher
39  cards
Quasars and Other Active Galaxies
What were some sources or radio e...,
What causes non thermal emission ...,
What is synchrotron emission
29  cards
Dark Matter
We use the orbits of stars orbita...,
M1 m2,
What can we measure as a substitu...
19  cards
Big Bang Cosmology
What does the cosmological princi...,
What causes the expansion of the ...,
What is one proof that the expans...
23  cards
THE Milky Way 2
What is the diffuse band of light...,
What is the milky light caused by,
Why does our galaxy have a very f...
42  cards
The Great Debate 2
What is the name of the nebulae w...,
Who was the great debate b w,
What was the great debate about
23  cards
The Expanding Universe 2
What did 20th century astronomers...,
Who obtained the first measuremen...,
What does it mean when galaxies a...
25  cards
A Brief History of the Universe
What are two pieces of evidence f...,
The universe in earlier times was...,
What were three things existent r...
20  cards
Fate of the Universe
Why arguable decides the fate of ...,
How can we estimate the mean dens...,
How can we directly measure the e...
8  cards

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