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What happens when a star dies? How many asteroids are in our solar system? Can galaxies collide? What is dark energy? Astronomy in Minutes answers all these questions and more as it condenses 200 key concepts into easily digestible essays.
From Trojan asteroids to stellar black holes, and from superclusters to cosmic microwave background, this book will take you on an essential tour around the universe. Beginning with the specks and constellations that we see in the night sky, and then zooming in on the objects and matter beyond the naked eye, Astronomy in Minutes draws on established theories and recent research.
Each essay is accompanied by an image or a clear diagram to help unravel complex ideas. Beginning with the constellations and finishing with the latest cosmological theories, this is the perfect reference guide to this fascinating subject.
Contents include: The celestial sphere, Piscis Austrinus, the Earth-Moon system, Io and Ganymede, Kuiper Belt Objects, Measuring stellar properties, Nuclear fusion, Red and orange dwarfs, Open star clusters, Planetary nebulae, Supernova remnants, Cosmic expansion, Quasars and blazars, Nature of spacetime, Nucleosynthesis and the Anthropic Principle.
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active galactic nuclei
active galaxies
Andromeda/Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31)
Antennae Galaxies
anthropic principle
Antlia
Apus
Aquarius
Aquila
Ara
Ariel
Aries
asteroids
Auriga
Barnards Star
Beehive Cluster (Messier 44)
Big Bang
binaries, extreme
Black Eye Galaxy (Messier 64)
black holes
Botes
brown dwarfs
Caelum
Callisto
Camelopardalis
Cancer
Canes Venatici
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Capricornus
carbon-nitrogen-oxygen (CNO) cycle
Carina
Cassiopeia
Cats Eye Nebula (NGC 6543)
celestial coordinates
celestial sphere
centaurs
Centaurus
Cepheid variable stars
Cepheus
Ceres
Cetus
Chamaeleon
Charon
Chiron
Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264)
Circinus
Columba
Coma Berenices
comets
constellations
Corona Australis
Corona Borealis
Corvus
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMBR)
cosmic dark age
cosmic rays
cosmology
Crab Nebula (Messier 1)
Crater
Crux
Cygnus
dark energy
dark matter
Deimos
Delphinus
Dione
Doppler effect
Dorado
Draco
Eagle Nebula
Earth
Earth-Moon system
eclipsing binaries
electromagnetic radiation
elliptical galaxies
emission nebulae
Enceladus
Equuleus
Eridanus
Eris
Europa
extrasolar planets
filaments
forces, fundamental
Fornax
galactic hub
galaxies
collisions between
distance to
evolution of
first
galaxy clusters
Ganymede
Gemini
globular clusters
Grus
heliosphere
helium burning
Hercules
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
high-energy astronomy
Horologium
hot Jupiters
Hubble Deep Fields
Hubble, Edwin
Hydra
Hydrus
Hyperion
Iapetus
Indus
Inflation, cosmic
infrared radiation
interstellar medium
Io
irregular galaxies
Jupiter
moons of
Kuiper Belt
Lacerta
Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8)
Large Magellanic Cloud
lenticular galaxies
Leo/Leo Minor
Lepus
Libra
life in the Universe
Local Group
Lupus
Lynx
Lyra
main sequence
Mars
moons of
matter, birth of
Mensa
Mercury
Messier 1
Messier 3
Messier 5
Messier 8
Messier 13
Messier 15
Messier 27
Messier 30
Messier 31
Messier 33
Messier 41
Messier 44
Messier 45
Messier 51
Messier 57
Messier 64
Messier 67
Messier 74
Messier 79
Messier 83
Messier 101
meteorites
Microscopium
Milky Way
Mimas
Miranda
Monoceros
Moon
Musca
near-Earth objects (NEOs)
near-earth space
Neptune
moons of
neutron stars
NGC 253
NGC 2070
NGC 2264
NGC 3372
NGC 6543
NGC 7000
NGC 7009
Norma
North America Nebula (NGC 7000)
nova systems
nuclear fusion
Octans
Oort Cloud
open star clusters
Ophiuchus
Orion
parallax
Pavo
Pegasus
Perseus
Phobos
Phoebe
Phoenix
Pictor
Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101)
Pisces
Piscis Austrinus
planetary nebulae
planets
Pleiades (Messier 45)
Pluto
Polaris
Procyon
proton-proton (PP) chain
pulsars
pulsating variables
Puppis
Pyxis
quasars
radial velocity technique
radio astronomy
radio waves
red dwarfs
red giants
Reticulum
Rhea
Ring Nebula (Messier 57)
Sagitta
Sagittarius
satellite galaxies
Saturn
moons of
Saturn Nebula (NGC 7009)
Scattered Disc
Scorpius
Sculptor
Scutum
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Sedna
Serpens
Seven Sisters (Messier 45)
Sextans
Silver Coin Galaxy (NGC 253)
Sirius
Small Magellanic Cloud
solar system
space probes
spacetime
spectra/spectroscopy
spiral arms
spiral galaxies
stars
chemistry
colour and brightness
death of
distance
first
formation
heaviest
measuring mass
in motion
multiple
Sun-like
variable
young
Sun
superclusters
supergiant stars
supernova progenitors
supernova remnants
supernovae
Type 1a
Type II
Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070)
Taurus
telescopes
Telescopium
Tethys
tides
Titan
Triangulum Australe
Triangulum
Triangulum Galaxy (Messier 33)
triple-alpha process
Triton
Trojan asteroids
Tucana
Universe
composition of
expansion of
fates of the
large-scale
Uranus
moons of
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Vela
Venus
Vesta
Virgo
Virgo Cluster
voids
Volans
Vulpecula
Whirlpool Galaxy (Messier 51)
white dwarfs
X-ray binary system
The constellation maps throughout this book use the symbols displayed below to identify stars of different magnitude and other celestial objects:
 | Star mag 0.0 |  | Star mag 4.0 |  | Nebula |
 | Star mag 1.0 |  | Star mag 5.0 |  | Open star cluster |
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