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| pattern of stars in the sky |
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| amount of light given off by a star |
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| the measure of light from a star recieved on earth |
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| the distance light travels in one year |
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| lowest layer of the sun's atmosphere, the layer which gives off light |
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| layer of the sun's atmosphere above the photosphere and below the transition zone and corona |
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| largest layer of the sun's atmosphere from which charged particals continually escape into space |
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| areas of the sun's surface that appear darker because they are cooler than the surrounding area |
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| a large cloud on dust and gas that can break into smaller pieces and form stars |
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| late stage in a star's life cycle |
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| stage in a star's life cycle where a star uses up all of its helium; it is about the size of Earth |
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| stage in a star's life cycle where the star expands |
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| collapsed core of a supernova; only neutrons can exist in the dense core |
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| remnant of a star that is so dense that nothing, not even light, can escape its gravity field |
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