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UNIT2 LESSON1-2
lesson 2 vocab terms
| Term | Definitiona fixed luminous poi |
|---|---|
| solar systen | the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. |
| galaxy | a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust |
| light year | a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year, |
| star | a fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun. |
| universe | all existing matter and space considered as a whole |
| luminosity | the intrinsic brightness of a celestial object |
| apparent magnitude | the magnitude of a celestial object as it is actually measured from the earth. |
| absolute magnitude | the magnitude (brightness) of a celestial object as it would be seen at a standard |