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- 4. a star begins as a large cloud of gas and dust called?
- 7. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure.
- 9. it is a constellation in the northern hemisphere with a English name of Giraffe.
- 10. star patterns that have been discovered but not been officially identified as constellations.
- 11. a constellation named after a queen from ancient Greek.
- 12. it is a zodiac sign that is represented by the twins Castor and Pollux, known as the Dioscuri.
- 13. it is the measurement of the shift of a nearby object compared to distant objects when observed from two different position.
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- 1. it s an astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity.
- 2. means "circle of animals" in Greek.
- 3. these are neutron stars flickering with radio pulses.
- 5. these are stars that suddenly become very bright.
- 6. it refers to the scientific study of objects in the universe.
- 8. it is a type of telescope that enables astronomers to study extremely hot objects in space, including quasars and stars called white dwarfs.