PX158/144 Astronomy

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Decks in this class (15)

Intro/Basics
What does this meanm,
What does this meanr,
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7  cards
The Celestial Sphere
What does this meanright ascensio...,
What does this meandeclination dec,
What does this meanazimuth
15  cards
Angles and Parallax
What is the equation foran object...,
What is the equation fordistance ...,
What isproper motion
3  cards
Fluxes and Magnitudes
What isluminosity,
What isflux,
What is the equation forflux
7  cards
Telescopes
What are the 2 types of telescopes,
What is the equation forseparatio...,
What isfocal ratio
6  cards
Black-Bodies and Colours
What areblack bodies,
Facts aboutblack body spectra,
What is the equation forwien s di...
5  cards
Astronomical Masses
What is thecentre of mass relatio...,
What is the equation forangular v...,
What is the equation forangular a...
10  cards
The Solar System and Exoplanets
What is the solar system made of,
What is the equation forplanetary...,
What are themethods of exoplanet ...
10  cards
Stars
Facts aboutmain sequence stars,
Facts aboutred giants,
Facts aboutwhite dwarfs
11  cards
Galaxies
What are thetypes of galaxies,
Spiral galaxies,
Elliptical galaxies
4  cards
The Universe
What is the equation forhubble s ...,
Gaia value for hubble s constant,
What is equation forage of universe
5  cards
Stars- Evolution
Star evolution order,
Main sequence star evolution stage,
Red giant evolution stage
6  cards
Stars - Stellar Remnants
Name the 4 stellar remnants,
Stellar remnant mass 008 m,
Stellar remnant mass 008 m m 08 m
6  cards
Stars 2
Pauli s exclusion principle,
Electron degeneracy pressure,
Electron degeneracy energy equation
7  cards
Exam 1
Light gathering power of a lens,
Kepler s third law,
Kepler s third law derivation
3  cards

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