| Term | Definition |
|---|
| star Cluster | a group of hundreds ot thousands of stars traveling together through space. |
| 2 kinds of Star clusters | open and globular |
| 2 examples of an OPEN star cluster | The Jule Box and The Pleadies |
| 2 examples of an GLOBULAR star cluster | Omega Cintari and Babe's window |
| Nebula | a huge cloud of dust and gas in space. |
| 2 Kinds of a Nebula | bright and dark |
| 4 examples of a BRIGHT Nebula | The Triphiad Nebula, The Bubble Nabula, The Orian Nebula, The Escamo Nebula |
| 4 examples of a DARK Nebula | The Cold Sack Nebula, The Horse Head Nebula, The Cone Nebula, The Ear Nebula |
| Constellation | A group of stars that seem to make a picture in the sky. |
| The Big Dipper | In the Northern sky all year not a real constellation Cercom Polar |
| Cercum Polar | Rotates the north pole for all year |
| Draco The Dragon | Look north on a clear night Circum Polar two most Important stars Thuban (used 2 be the North Star) and El Nath (shared by tarus the Bull) |
| Canis Major | ( Big Dog) Sirius (left of Orion's Belt) the brightest star in it found in the South Durring the Winter |
| Canis Minor | (little Dog) Procyon is the brightest star in it |
| Orion | (the Hunter) has Betelguse and Rigel in it has the famous_____ belt Betelguse is its Left sholder(or arm pitt), and Rigel is its right Knee found in the South Durring the Winter |
| Taurus | Aldebaran(Right of Orion's Belt) is its brightest star in it, found east in the fall and south in the winter The pledies is found on the right of it |
| The Little Dipper | Polaris(The North Star) is at the end of its handle |
| Galaxy | billions of stars, nebla, and dust |
| Milky Way | our Galaxy |
| Andromeda | The nearest galaxy from the Milky Way |
| the 3 types of Galaxies | Spiril-Elepticail-Iregular |
| Universe | All the Galaxies and teh space bettween them |
| The Big Bang Theory | A mass of Matter blew up and created the Galaxies which are still moving outward today |
| Ursa Major | Seen in the North All year around (cercom Polar) also Big Dipper |
| Cassiopiea | Seen in the North all year around (the Lady in the chair) |
| Draco | The Dragon Found North All Year |
| Leo | The Lion ( or on Mrs. Anderson's picture a Mouse!!:)) Seen South All year |
Combine with other sets
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