Other (Astrophysics) – Flashcards

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CCD
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A sensitive light detector, made up of a silicon chip used to capture images digitally
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CMBR
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Microwave radiation that is distributed homogeneously and isotropically across the universe
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Dark Energy
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A type of energy that fills the whole universe and might explain its accelerating expansion
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H-R Diagram
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A graph of absolute magnitude against temperature
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Parallax
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A measure of how much a nearby object appears to move relative to a fixed background due to the observers motion
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Parsec
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The distance of an object from earth if its angle of parallax is equal to 1 arcsecond
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1 arcsecond
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1/3600 degrees
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