Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics |
Contents
Telescopes and Detectors | 246 |
Distances | 270 |
Variable and Violent Stars | 309 |
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angle angular appear asteroids astronomers atmosphere atoms axis binary black hole blackbody bright celestial Chapter chromosphere cloud comets constant core corona craters curve density diameter disk distance Doppler shift dust Earth eclipse electrons elliptical emission lines emitted energy Equation evolution Figure flux galactic center galaxies globular clusters gravitational H II region H-R diagram helium hydrogen infrared interstellar ionized Jupiter Kepler's kg/m³ km/s light luminosity lunar magnetic field magnitude main sequence molecular Moon Moon's motion moving nebula neutron star nucleus Observatory observed optical orbital period parallax particles percent photons photosphere planet planetary polar Population pulsar quasar radial velocity radiation radio radius redshift relative ring rotation satellite Saturn sidereal solar masses Solar System solar wind space spectral type spectrum speed sphere spiral star's stellar Sun's supergiant supernova surface telescope temperature tidal tion ultraviolet Uranus Venus wave wavelength white dwarf X-ray