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61Aberration of light — Light from location 1 will appear to be coming from location 2 for a moving telescope due to the finite speed of light, a phenomenon known as the aberration of light. The aberration of light (also referred to as astronomical aberration or stellar …
62Stars and planetary systems in fiction — The planetary systems of stars other than the Sun and the Solar System are a staple element in much science fiction. Contents 1 Overview 1.1 The brightest stars …
63comet — cometary /kom i ter ee/, cometic /keuh met ik/, cometical, adj. cometlike, adj. /kom it/, n. Astron. a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and… …
64parallax — parallactic /par euh lak tik/, adj. parallactically, adv. /par euh laks /, n. 1. the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer. 2. Astron. the apparent angular displacement of a celestial body due …
65physical science — physical scientist. 1. any of the natural sciences dealing with inanimate matter or with energy, as physics, chemistry, and astronomy. 2. these sciences collectively. [1835 45] * * * Introduction the systematic study of the inorganic world …
66Barnard's Star — The location of Barnard s Star Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 …
67Equation of time — The equation of time is the difference over the course of a year between time as read from a sundial and time as read from a clock, measured in an ideal situation (ie. in a location at the centre of a time zone, and which does not use daylight… …
68Neptune — This article is about the planet. For other uses, see Neptune (disambiguation). Neptune   …
69Planets beyond Neptune — Planet X redirects here. For the Planet X doomsday scenario, see Nibiru collision. For other uses, see Planet X (disambiguation). Trans Neptunian planets redirects here. For dwarf planets and small bodies discovered beyond Neptune, see Trans… …
70Binary star — For the hip hop group, see Binary Star (band). Hubble image of the …
