annular eclipse |
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a solar eclipse in which a ring, or annulus, of the Sun?s photosphere remains visible |
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| pollo 11 |
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the first manned spacecraft to land on the Moon |
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| asteroid |
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one of the thousands of tiny planets orbiting the Sun mostly
located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. |
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| asteroid belt |
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a wide gap between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where
most asteroids can be found |
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| astronomer |
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a scientist who studies objects in space |
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| Astronomy |
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the science that deals with the universe beyond Earth?s
atmosphere |
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| axis |
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an imaginary line around which an object spins |
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| Bailey's Beads |
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a chain of several bright “beads” of white light, visible
just before and just after a total solar eclipse |
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| celestial |
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pertaining to the sky; heavenly. |
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| chromosphere |
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a layer in the Sun and many other starts just above the
photosphere |
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| comet |
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an object made of dust and frozen gases that orbits the
Sun. |
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| corona |
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the faint, white light seen around the Sun during a solar
eclipse. |
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| craters |
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bowl-shaped holes found on the Moon surface. |
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| crecent |
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the figure of the Moon during its first and last quarter,
resembling a segment of a ring with pointed ends. |
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| cycle |
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a period of time in which events repeat themselves in the
same order. |
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| Earth |
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the third planet from the Sun. |
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| clipse, lunar |
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the passing of the Moon into the Earth?s shadow. |
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| eclipse, solar |
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the passing of the Moon?s shadow across the Earth. |
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planet |
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the main bodies in space that revolve around the Sun. |
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| fireball |
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a very bright meteor. |
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| galaxy |
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a group of stars, gas and dust. |
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| Galileo |
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a famous Italian astronomer (1564-1642) who was the first person to use a telescope to look at the sky. |
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| gas |
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a state of matter |
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| gibbous |
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a phase of the Moon in which more than half of the side we see is illuminated. |
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| half moon |
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the first-quarter or third-quarter phase, when half the visible side of the Moon is illuminated. |
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| helium |
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a gas that's lighter-than-air. |
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| hydrogen |
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a gas. |
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| lunar |
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having to do with the Moon . |
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| lunar eclipse |
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occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon. |
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| maria |
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smooth places on the Moon?s surface; seas. |
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| meteor |
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a streak of light in the sky caused by a chunk of rock burning up in Earth's air. |
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| meteorite |
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a meteoroid that lands on a planet or a satellite. |
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| meteoroids |
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chunks of iron, nickel, and other materials that move through space. |
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| meteor shower |
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the appearance of many meteors during a short period of time as the Earth passes through a comet's orbit, |
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| orbit |
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the path of one object in space around another object |
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| penumbra |
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the larger shadow cast by the Moon during a solar eclipse. |
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| phase |
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the shape the Moon appears to be as seen from Earth. |
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| photosphere |
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the surface of the Sun. |
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| planets |
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the main bodies in the solar system that revolve around the Sun. |
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| revolution |
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the movement of one object around another. |
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| rotation |
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the spinning of an object. |
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| satellite |
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a smaller object that revolves around a larger object. |
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| shadow bands |
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light and dark bands that appear to sweep across the ground before and after a total solar eclipse. |
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| shooting stars |
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meteors |
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| solar eclipse |
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occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. |
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| solar flares |
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bright areas in the Sun's atmosphere from which hot gases shoot out. |
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| solar prominences |
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light from the cooler, darker areas of the Sun. |
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| solar system |
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the nine planets, their moons, and the Sun. |
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| sunspots |
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dark spots on the Sun. |
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| telescope |
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an instrument that makes distant objects appear closer and larger. |
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| umbra |
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the darker, smaller shadow cast by the Moon during a total solar eclipse. |
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