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It is a period of wonderment
It is a period of wonderment. Earth spaceships wander the solar system in an attempt to gather information to serve all Humankind. Episode V: Stars and Galaxies SOLAR SYSTEM
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Northern Lights Aurora Borealis
Caused by???? Solar Wind!!!!
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A Star is Born
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Planet in different solar system
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Dual Star Solar System
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Aldebaran -Brightest Star in Tauras -Historically been called
the “Bull’s Eye” -38 Times the Diameter of the Sun
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Deneb -Brightest Star in Constellation Cygnus Deneb -19th Brightest
Star in the Sky Deneb Sun
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Betelgeuse -2nd Brightest Star in Orion -Red Super Giant
-One of the largest stars we know of -9th Brightest Star
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Betelgeuse
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Proxima Centauri: Sol’s closest neighbor
-Red Dwarf Star -Small and Cool -Nearest Star to the Sun (4.22 Light Years) -Discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes in S. Africa
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Blue Giants 400 Million Light Years Away from Sol
-Look blue due to high luminosity -Life Expectancy is short due to heat and density -Most end their lives as a Supernova
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White Dwarf in center of Ring Nebula
“Eye of God” White Dwarf in center of Ring Nebula White Dwarf Contains: Mass of the Sun Size of the Earth
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Black Hole? Gravity is so strong that no matter that enters can ever escape.
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Our Galaxy…The Milky Way
Named for the “milky” band of hazy white light appearing across the sphere that is visible from Earth
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Andromeda -Nearest galaxy to the Milky Way
-2.5 million light years away -Contains 1 Trillion Stars
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