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III. Celestial Objects

These are all things that are found out in the heavens!

AB
celestialBeyond the Earth's atmosphere.
constellationsStar patterns in the sky.
circumpolarAppearing to move around Polaris.
PolarisThe North Star.
universeAll known objects/energy in all of space.
galaxyCollection of billions of stars.
solar systemThe Sun and the 9 planets.
MoonEarth's natural satellite.
asteroidsOrbit Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
SunThe star that is the center of our Solar System.
meteorA "shootings star".
comet"Dirty snowball" with eccentric orbit.
Milky WayName of our galaxy.
Little DipperConstellation with Polaris at end of handle.
main sequenceWhere most stars are found on the star graph.
red giantVery large and cooler star.
white dwarfVery small, dense, and hot star.
Jovian planetsThe huge gas giant planets.
supernovaAn exploded star.
Terrestrial planetsThe small, rocky dense planets


Laura Freeman

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