Astronomy Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. the actual brightness of a celestial object
  2. 5. a large, bright star with low surface temperature
  3. 7. a large cloud of gas and dust in space
  4. 8. the amount of light radiated per second by a star
  5. 10. a small, hot, very dense star
  6. 12. an elongated oval shape
  7. 14. the explosion of a massive star that causes a sudden increase in luminosity
Down
  1. 1. the measure of a celestial body's brightness as observed from the earth
  2. 2. a group of stars held together by gravitational attraction
  3. 3. the small, dense core of a supergiant after an explosion
  4. 6. a diagonal area on the H-R diagram in which most stars are found
  5. 9. a system of two stars that revolve around each other
  6. 11. a planet orbiting a star other than Earth's sun
  7. 13. a rapidly spinning neutron star that emits pulsating radio waves