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STARS AND GALAXIES

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Over 200 Billion of themStars
Most Important StarThe Sun
Electromagnetic Wavesvisible light, radio waves, heat, x-rays, radiant energy
All Colors CombinedWhite
Total absense of colorBlack
tools used to see an object closerMicroscope
tools used to see an object in spaceTelescope
Contains a prism that seperates starlightSpectroscope
Seperate's light through a prism and graphs itSpectrograph
Arecibo, Puerto RicoHome of the 300 meter wide radio telescope
stars contain: 70% hydrogen and...28% helium
Quasars and Pulsars, are studied by ______ TelescopesRadio
Largest Multiple Mirror Telescope is locatedMauna Kea, Hawaii
Scientists use this to determine the position of the sunparallax
299,792 km per/secLight Speed
Closest starProxima Centauri
a stars brightness, as it appears from earthapparent magnitude
actual brightness of a starabsolute magnitude
Biggest Type of StarSuper Giants
Second Biggest Type of StarRed Giants

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