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Our solar system - Coggle Diagram
Our solar system
Constellation
Popular constellations
Pegasus -
Winged Horse
The stars of the pegasus constellation -
Markab, Scheat, Algenib, Alpheratz, Honam, Enif
There is a vivid pattern in the pegasus Constellation called the "The Great Square of Pegasus"
Enif is the brightest star in the northern part
Orion -
A man standing with a club and shield
Main Stars are:
Alnilam, Alnitak, Bellatrix, Betelgeuse, Hatysa, Meissa, Mintaka, Rigel, Saiph, and Tabit.
Ptolemy Discovered it
Rigel is the brightest star in it
Scorpius - Named after the scorpion sent by Artemis to kill Orion
Main Stars are:
Antares, Acrab, Dschubba, Jabbah, Acrab, Pi Scorpii, Sargas, Alniyat, Paikauhale, Shaula, and Lesath.
14 stars in Scorpius host planets
Antares, a red supergiant, is the brightest star
Importance of constellations
How were constellations used in the olden days? -
They were used to make and keep track of the calendar to know when to plant crops and harvest them
How are constellations used in modern times? - Constellations help astronomers to understand and view specific stars in the night sky.
Astronomy vs anstrology
Astronomy - The branch of science which looks at celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
Astrology - The study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted to be having an influence on humans and the entire world
Planets
Inner Planets
Mercury -
1) It is the closest planet to the sun
2) Second Hottest Planet
3) Year on mercury is about 88 earth days
Venus -
1) Second Planet
2) Hottest Planet - Toxic carbon-dioxide atmosphere
3) It rotates clockwise
unlike the other
Earth -
1) It is the 3rd planet
2) It is the only habitable planet
3) Densest planet
Mars -
1) It is the 4th planet
2) Thin atmosphere made of carbon-dioxide, nitrogen and argon
3) Has lot of tall mountains
Outer Planets
Gaseous Planets
Saturn -
1) It is the 6th planet and is next to Jupiter
2) It has rings
3) Made mostly made by hydrogen and helium
Jupiter -
1) It is the 5th Planet and second biggest planet in our solar system
2) It has rings
3) It has a giant red spot which is a huge anticyclonic storm
Ice Giants
Neptune -
1) It is the 8th planet from the sun
2) it is mainly made up of water, methane and ammonia
Uranus -
1) It is the 7th planet in our solar system
2) It orbits the sun on its side
3) It is the coldest planet
Life cycle of a star
Nebula
Protostar
Main sequence star
Red super Giant
Supernova - A supernova is a massive explosion of a dying star.
Neutron star - Neutron stars are the remnants of giant stars that died in a feiry explosion known as as a supernova.
Black hole - Black hole is where there is a strong force of gravity that when something enters into a black hole, it cannot even escape from it.
Red giant
White dwarf
Black Dwarf