Apparent Magnitude

The brightness of a star while being projected from Earth. The apparent brightness or magnitude of a star can be affected based on
where it is being viewed from Earth.

Absolute Magnitude

Since the measurement of apparent magnitude does not stay true towards the fair size of stars, astronomers have come up with a
new scale. This scale represents how bright a star would be if it were 10 parsecs, or 32.6 light years away from the Earth. In simple
terms, it would be the brightness of a star if seen from the same distance. Astronomers use this scale to represent the true size of a
star and to not let its distance interfere with its true size.

Nebulae

All stars begin as nebulae. Nebulae are large clouds of: dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases. They are the base of all stars.
Almost all of them are located past our solar system. Some nebulae are regions where new stars are being formed, while others, are
the remains of old or dying. The word nebula comes from the Latin word cloud. The size of a nebula normally varies between 1 AU –
10 AU (astronomical unit).

Planetary Nebulae Reflection Nebulae Emission Nebulae Absorption Nebulae

Constellations

They are certain groupings of stars forming a recognizable pattern that are traditionally named after its apparent form or
identified with a mythological figure. Modern astronomers divide the sky into 88 constellations with defined boundaries. To
them a constellation is a definite area in the sky, meaning every star, no matter how dim, lies in one constellation or another.
These constellations help astronomers locate specific stars in the sky and some use this to travel around the globe.

Epileptic and Celestial shapes

The ecliptic marks the path of the sun. It’s the projection of Earth’s orbit onto the sky. As Earth flies around the sun at 67,000
m.p.h. (108,000 kilometers m.p.h.), the “scenery” behind the sun changes. The celestial sphere is an imaginary sphere with
the earth at its center. The sky overhead is the half of the sphere we see from earth, appearing as a dome (even though the
sky extends infinitely into space). The other half of the sphere is below the circle of the horizon.