Vocabulary (Skygazers)

This page contains a (still incomplete) list of the various terms used in astronomy.


 * absolute magnitude
 * aphelion
 * apparent magnitude
 * astronomical unit
 * constellation
 * declination
 * epoch
 * galaxy
 * light year
 * luminosity
 * magnitude
 * main sequence
 * natural satellite
 * parallax
 * parsec
 * perihelion
 * planet
 * precession
 * pulsar
 * quasar
 * right assension
 * star
 * supernova
 * variable star