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APPENDIX B
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Absolute .magnitude .. . . . . . The . apparent . magnitude . that . a . star . would . have . if . it . were . observed . from . a .
standard .distance .of .10 .parsecs, .or .2.6 .light-years. .The .absolute .magnitude .of .
the .Sun .is .4.8 .at .a .distance .of .10 .parsecs, .it .would .just .be .visible .on .Earth .on .
a .clear .moonless .night .away .from .surface .light.
Airy .disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The .apparent .size .of .a .star’s .disk .produced .even .by .a .perfect .optical .system. .
Since . the . star . can . never . be . focused . perfectly, . 84 . per . cent . of . the . light . will .
concentrate . into . a . single . disk, . and . 16 . per . cent . into . a . system . of . surrounding .
rings. .
Alt-Azimuth .Mounting. . . . . A .telescope .mounting .using .two .independent .rotation .axes .allowing .movement .of .
the .instrument .in .Altitude .and .Azimuth. .
Altitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In .astronomy, .the .altitude .of .a .celestial .object .is .its .Angular .Distance .above .or .
below .the .celestial .horizon.
Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The .diameter .of .a .telescope’s .primary .lens .or .mirror; .the .larger .the .aperture, .the .
greater .the .telescope’s .light-gathering .power.
Apparent .Magnitude . . . . . . A .measure .of .the .relative .brightness .of .a .star .or .other .celestial .object .as .perceived .
by .an .observer .on .Earth.
Arc .minute . . . . . . . . . . . . . A .unit .of .angular .size .equal .to .1/60 .of .a .degree.
Arc .second .. . . . . . . . . . . . A .unit .of .angular .size .equal .to .1/,600 .of .a .degree .(or .1/60 .of .an .arc .minute).
Asterism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A .small .unofficial .grouping .of .stars .in .the .night .sky.
Asteroid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A .small, .rocky .body .that .orbits .a .star.
Astrology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . The . pseudoscientific . belief . that . the . positions . of . stars . and . planets . exert . an .
influence .on .human .affairs; .astrology .has .nothing .in .common .with .astronomy.
Astronomical .unit .(AU) . . . . . The .distance .between .the .Earth .and .the .Sun. .It .is .equal .to .149,597,900 .km, .
usually .rounded .off .to .150,000,000 .km. .
Aurora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The .emission .of .light .when .charged .particles .from .the .solar .wind .slams .into .and .
excites .atoms .and .molecules .in .a .planet’s .upper .atmosphere.
Azimuth .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . The .angular .distance .of .an .object .eastwards .along .the .horizon, .measured .from .
due .north, .between .the .astronomical .meridian .(the .vertical .line .passing .through .
the .center .of .the .sky .and .the .north .and .south .points .on .the .horizon) .and .the .
vertical .line .containing .the .celestial .body .whose .position .is .to .be .measured.
Binary .Stars . . . . . . . . . . . . Binary .(Double) .stars .are .pairs .of .stars .that, .because .of .their .mutual .gravitational .
attraction, .orbit .around .a .common .center .of .mass. .If .a .group .of .three .or .more .
stars .revolve .around .one .another, .it .is .called .a .multiple .system. .It .is .believed .
that .approximately .50 .percent .of .all .stars .belong .to .binary .or .multiple .systems. .
Systems .with .individual .components .that .can .be .seen .separately .by .a .telescope .
are . called . visual . binaries . or . visual . multiples. . The . nearest . “star” . to . our . solar .
system, .Alpha .Centauri, .is .actually .our .nearest .example .of .a .multiple .star .system, .
it .consists .of .three .stars, .two .very .similar .to .our .Sun .and .one .dim, .small, .red .star .
orbiting .around .one .another. .
Celestial .Equator .. . . . . . . . The .projection .of .the .Earth’s .equator .on .to .the .celestial .sphere. .It .divides .the .sky .
into .two .equal .hemispheres. .
Celestial .pole. . . . . . . . . . . The .imaginary .projection .of .Earth’s .rotational .axis .north .or .south .pole .onto .the .
celestial .sphere. .
Celestial .Sphere . .. . . . . . . . An .imaginary .sphere .surrounding .the .Earth, .concentric .with .the .Earth’s .center. .
Collimation .. . . . . . . . . . . . The .act .of .putting .a .telescope’s .optics .into .perfect .alignment. .
Declination .(DEC) . . . . . . . . The .angular .distance .of .a .celestial .body .north .or .south .of .the .celestial .equator. .
It .may .be .said .to .correspond .to .latitude .on .the .surface .of .the .Earth. .
Ecliptic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The . projection . of . the . Earth’s . orbit . on . to . the . celestial . sphere. . It . may . also . be .
defined .as .“the .apparent .yearly .path .of .the .Sun .against .the .stars”. .
Equatorial .mount . . . . . . . . . A . telescope . mounting . in . which . the . instrument . is . set . upon . an . axis . which . is .
parallel . to . the . axis . of . the . Earth; . the . angle . of . the . axis . must . be . equal . to . the .
observer’s .latitude. . .
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