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| a cluster of stars of a constellation |
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| the study of stars, planets, and other objects in the universe |
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| a pair of stars that orbit each other and are held together by gravity |
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| a group of stars that make a pattern or picture |
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| an old star that is begins to cool and gives off a lot of light but not much energy |
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| a supergiant star with a diameter about 336 times larger than our sun |
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| an old star that is burning out |
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| a measure of how bright an object appears from earth |
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| a measure of the true brightness of a star (luminosity of a star) |
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| a rotating neutron star that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation (radio waves) |
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| a collapsed star that emits no energy (usually in center of most galaxies) |
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| star of the smallest known type |
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| a ball of glowing helium and hydrogen gas |
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| many stars existing in large grouplings |
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| star of the largest known type |
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| an enormous explosion that destroys a star |
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| a tool used to see stars in our galaxy and beyond |
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| star that changes its brightness |
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| all the stars, planets, dust, gases and energy in space |
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| a star that is almost directly above the north pole |
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