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Stars.Galaxies,and the Universe

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spectrum   The band of color produced when light passes through a prism.  
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spectrograph   A tube like device which can identify bands(emission lines) of light by the gases that are released.  
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Main-sequence stars   The second stage of a stars form, which is the longest of it's life cycle.  
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light-year   The distance that light travels in one year.  
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neutron star   A star that has callapsed under gravity to the point at which all of its particles are neutrons  
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galaxy   A collection of stars, dust and gas bounds together by gravity.  
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Milky Way   The solar system we live is a spiral galaxy called the Milk Way  
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cosmology   The study of the origin, structure, and future of the universe  
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Big Bang Theory   The theory that the universe begins with a tremendous explosion  
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