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  1. 3. diagram, a diagram that relates the brightness of stars to its surface temperature
  2. 4. it is a group of stars
  3. 6. X-ray Astrophysics Facility, full form of AXAF
  4. 7. It appears to be one of the brightest stars in the Northern Hemisphere
  5. 11. these objects are 20,000 times brighter than a star of magnitude of 18
  6. 12. telescope, It enables astronomers to study extremely hot objects in space
  7. 15. it means "circle of animals" in Greek
  8. 16. star patterns that have been discovered but have not been officially identified as a constellation
  9. 19. it is the difference in the two solar calendars which is caused by an astronomical phenomenon
  10. 20. these are neutron stars flickering with radio pulses
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  1. 1. it is described in terms of magnitude and luminosity
  2. 2. plane, it is the imaginary line traced by the sun in the sky
  3. 5. it is a massive ball of plasma held together by its own gravity and emits light
  4. 8. it is the measurement of the shift of a nearby object compared to distant objects when observed from two different positions
  5. 9. Major, the Big Bear
  6. 10. A large cloud of gas and dust
  7. 13. It is one of the most prominent star patterns in the sky
  8. 14. one myth claims that it is always visible in the Northern Hemisphere but not in the Southern Hemisphere
  9. 17. it occurs when star more massive than our sun run out of fuel
  10. 18. It refers to an opaque object that emits thermal radiation