Advanced Stellar Astrophysics

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Across
  1. 2. The study of the physics of stars and the universe
  2. 6. The mass limit above which a white dwarf collapses
  3. 8. A sudden brightening of a star due to surface nuclear explosion
  4. 10. An incredibly luminous galactic nucleus powered by a black hole
  5. 13. The process by which stars forge elements in their cores
  6. 14. The diagram plotting star temperature against luminosity
  7. 15. A variable star used to measure cosmic distances
Down
  1. 1. The outer layer of the Suns atmosphere
  2. 3. The apparent shift in a stars position used to measure distance
  3. 4. Two stars orbiting a common centre of mass
  4. 5. A highly magnetised neutron star with enormous magnetic fields
  5. 7. A collapsed stellar core so dense light cannot escape
  6. 9. The visible surface layer of the Sun where light escapes into space
  7. 11. A star much larger and brighter than our Sun often red
  8. 12. A rapidly rotating neutron star emitting radio pulses