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01- The Sun, Our Star
The bright visible surface gas no...,
Bright regions of convection whic...,
Darker region of the solar surfac...
16
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02 - Motions of Planets and Other Celestial Bodies
Turning of the body on an axis a ...,
Spinning around an object or star...,
Earth centred model created to se...
26
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03- Cycles of Moon, Orbital Elipses, and Ecplipses
Four facts about the moon,
Waxing crescent first quarter wax...,
Claim that can be tested against ...
13
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04-Light, Atoms, and Radiation
Combination of electric and magne...,
List the em spectrum from the sma...,
What are the colours of visible l...
21
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05- Star Formation, and Existence Span
A theory that explains the origin...,
Low density clouds of gas and dus...,
A cloud typically seen as emissio...
24
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07 - Computing Data to Classify Stars
The true brightness of star this ...,
A standardized unit for comparing...,
A calculation of total em energy ...
19
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08 - star deaths, binary systems, and compact objects
Star with least mass pressure tem...,
Less than about 4 solar masses no...,
A dying star when fusion in core ...
32
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09 - Relativity, Black Holes, and Quasi-Stellar Objects
How does the highly warped space ...,
An object of zero radius and dens...,
Radius of a black hole event hori...
18
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10 - Research Facilities, Technology, and Exoplanet Imaging
Binary stars,
Extrasolar planet,
Direct imaging
22
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11 - Cosmic Scales and Galactic Islands of Stars
Diameter of a visible area side t...,
Measures large sums and expresses...,
150 000 000 km or 15 x 10 8km ave...
23
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12 - Current Scientific Cosmology
A branch of astronomical science ...,
Places the universe timeline of e...,
Everything that exists
24
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13 - Astrobiology
Process of mutation variation nat...,
Process of differing rate of surv...,
Carbon based life essential
13
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