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Astronomy101: #C01 - Astronomy Lingo

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Title           : Astronomy 101 ISBN           : 9781440563591 Author      : Carolyn Collins Petersen A Crash Course In The Science Of Space From the Sun & Moon to Wormholes & Warp Drive, Key Theories, Discoveries, And Facts about the Universe.  Astronomy101: Chapter 1  Astronomy Lingo In this chapter, Author is trying to introduce us some terms that has been used in astronomy field, so that we can understand easily about the topic discussed in future chapter. DISTANCE       First, let us talk about  unit used in astronomy. In Solar System Unit : AU (Astronomical Unit) 1 AU define distance between Earth & Sun 1 AU = 149 million km = 93 million miles Example: Jupiter 5.2 AU from Sun = 149 million km * 5.2                            ...

Astronomy101: #C00 - Introduction

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Title           : Astronomy 101 ISBN           : 9781440563591 Author      : Carolyn Collins Petersen A Crash Course In The Science Of Space From the Sun & Moon to Wormholes & Warp Drive, Key Theories, Discoveries, And Facts about the Universe.  Astronomy101: Chapter 0 Introduction Content: #C01 - Astronomy Lingo #C02 - The Solar System #C03 - The Sun #C04 - Space Weather #C05 - Mercury #C06 - Venus  #C07 - Earth #C08 - The Moon #C09 - Mars #C10 - Jupiter #C11 - Saturn #C12 - Uranus #C13 - Neptune #C14 - Pluto #C15 - Comets #C16 - Meteors & Meteorites #C17 - Asteroids #C18 - The Stars #C19 - Star Cluster #C20 - Star Birth #C21 - Star Death #C22 - Black Holes #C23 - Galaxies #C24 - Galaxy Formation #C25 - The Milky Way #C26 - Active Galaxies & Quasars #C27 - Dark Matter #C28 - The Structure of Universe #C29 - Gravitational Lenses #C30 - The Big Bang #C31 - A Science-Fiction...