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    This document defines 19 key terms related to astronomy and cosmology. It includes definitions for types of telescopes like refracting and reflecting telescopes. It also defines astronomical terms like constellation, light-year, and main sequence. Additionally, it covers cosmological concepts such as the Big Bang theory, dark matter, dark energy, and definitions for objects in the universe like galaxies, the Milky Way, and the local group.

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    This document defines 19 key terms related to astronomy and cosmology. It includes definitions for types of telescopes like refracting and reflecting telescopes. It also defines astronomical terms like constellation, light-year, and main sequence. Additionally, it covers cosmological concepts such as the Big Bang theory, dark matter, dark energy, and definitions for objects in the universe like galaxies, the Milky Way, and the local group.

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    Chapter 26 Vocabulary
    1. Constellation – Star pattern that appears to form images, is
    used by astronomers to locate and name stars, and often si
    named for a mythological figure.
    2. Refracting Telescope – Optical instrument that uses double
    convex lenses to collect light and magnify an image.
    3. Reflecting Telescope – Optical instrument that uses a concave
    mirror to collect light and a lens to magnify an image.
    4. Radio Telescope – Telescope that collects and magnifies radio
    waves.
    5. Light-Year – Distance light travels in one year-about 9.5 trillion
    km.
    6. Spectroscope – Device that disperses light into its component
    wavelengths, using a prism or diffraction grating.
    7. Main Sequence – Section of an H-R diagram that is plotted
    from the upper left to the lower right and contains 90 percent
    of all known stars.
    8. Giant – Late stage in a star's life cycle that occurs when its
    hydrogen fuel is depleted, its core contracts, and its outer layers
    expand and cool.
    9. White Dwarf – Giant star that has lost its outer layers,
    leaving behind a hot, dense core that continues to contract under
    gravity.
    10. Solar Mass – Simply the mass of the Sun or other stars.

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    11. Photosphere – Light-emitting surface of the Sun.


    12. Sunspots – Cool, darker areas of the Sun's photosphere.
    13. Galaxy – Large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by
    gravity; most commonly can be elliptical, spiral, and irregular.
    14. Milky Way – Our spiral-shaped galaxy, which contains the solar
    system and about 400 billion stars, including the Sun, and
    measures about 100,000 light-years across.
    15. Local Group – Cluster of about 45 galaxies, including the Milky
    Way.
    16. Cosmology – Study of how the universe began, what it is made
    of, and how it continues to evolve.
    17. Big Band Theory – The theory that the universe started
    with a big bang, or explosion, and has been expanding ever since.
    18. Dark Matter – Unseen mass that adds to the gravity of a
    galaxy, but cannot be detected or seen.
    19. Dark Energy – Energy that might be causing accelerated
    expansion of the universe.

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