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macro spicule      (macroSpicule)
macro spicule
spicule Sun ,
chromosphere
 
macroturbulence      (macroturbulence)
macroturbulence
turbulence Earth atmosphere ,
turbulence star atmosphere
atmosphere ,
stellar structure
 
Magellanic cloud      (MagellanicCloud)
Magellanic cloud
Clouds of Magellan galaxy ,
irregular galaxy ,
Local Group ,
nearby galaxy
Large Magellanic Cloud ,
Small Magellanic Cloud
Magellanic stream
 
Magellanic stream      (MagellanicStream)
Magellanic stream
Magellanic cloud
 
magnesium      (magnesium)
magnesium (atomic number 12)
Mg fundamental chemical element
FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
 
magnetar      (magnetar)
magnetar
magnetic star ,
neutron star
soft gamma-ray repeater
ES: new (2007-OCT-8)
 
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magnetic anomaly      (magneticAnomaly)
magnetic anomaly
anomaly gravity anomaly ,
magnetic property
 
magnetic disturbances      (magneticDisturbances)
magnetic disturbances
aurora ,
magnetic property
 
magnetic field      (magneticField)
magnetic field
emerging flux ,
geomagnetic field ,
interplanetary magnetic field ,
interstellar magnetic field
Paschen-Back effect ,
dynamo theory ,
force ,
magnetic monopole ,
magnetic pole ,
magnetic property ,
magnetic variable star ,
magnetohydrodynamics ,
magnetosphere ,
paleomagnetism ,
sunspot
 
magnetic monopole      (magneticMonopole)
magnetic monopole
magnetic field ,
magnetic pole
 
magnetic pole      (magneticPole)
magnetic pole
aurora ,
magnetic field ,
magnetic monopole ,
magnetic storm ,
magnetic variable star
 
magnetic property      (magneticProperty)
magnetic property
property magnetic anomaly ,
magnetic disturbances ,
magnetic field ,
magnetic star
 
magnetic star      (magneticStar)
magnetic star
cobalt star peculiar star Am star ,
Bp star ,
magnetar ,
magnetic variable star ,
manganese star ,
mercury manganese star
Ap star ,
cobalt ,
magnetic property ,
oblique rotator ,
spectrum variable star ,
strontium star
 
magnetic storm      (magneticStorm)
magnetic storm
magnetospheric substorm aurora ,
magnetic pole ,
magnetosphere ,
solar activity ,
sunspot
 
magnetic variable star      (magneticVariableStar)
magnetic variable star
intrinsic variable star ,
magnetic star
Am star ,
SX Arietis star ,
alpha2 Canum Venaticorum star
Ap star ,
magnetic field ,
magnetic pole
 
magnetograph      (magnetograph)
magnetograph
instrument
 
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Descriptionaltbroadernarrowerrelated
magnetoheliograph      (magnetoheliograph)
magnetoheliograph
instrument
 
magnetohydrodynamics      (magnetohydrodynamics)
magnetohydrodynamics
MHD ,
hydromagnetics
Alfven wave cosmic electrodynamics ,
hydrodynamics ,
magnetic field ,
plasma physics ,
plasma wave ,
synchrotron radiation ,
van Allen radiation belt
FVH: moved mhd to ALT, ALFVEN_WAVES to NT (2007-SEP-24)
 
magneto-optical effect      (magnetoOpticalEffect)
magneto-optical effect
magneto optical effect Faraday effect ,
Zeeman splitting ,
polarization charge separation
 
magnetosphere      (magnetosphere)
magnetosphere
Earth atmosphere ,
exosphere ,
magnetic field ,
magnetic storm ,
magnetospheric substorm ,
upper atmosphere
 
magnetospheric substorm      (magnetosphericSubstorm)
magnetospheric substorm
magnetic storm magnetosphere
 
magnitude      (magnitude)
magnitude
absolute magnitude ,
apparent magnitude ,
integrated magnitude
Pogson scale ,
amplitude ,
brightness ,
intensity ,
light curve ,
photometry
also see under apparent magnitude
 
main sequence      (mainSequence)
main sequence
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram ,
dwarf ,
main sequence star ,
turnoff point ,
zero-age main sequence
 
main sequence star      (mainSequenceStar)
main sequence star
star blue straggler star ,
dwarf
main sequence ,
mass-luminosity relation
only the broad classes are shown below; specific type will be found under these, or from the hierarchical list
 
major axis      (majorAxis)
major axis
semimajor axis axial ratio ,
minor axis
see terms under semimajor axis
 
Maksutov telescope      (MaksutovTelescope)
Maksutov telescope
catadioptric system ,
reflecting telescope
Bouwers telescope ,
Schmidt telescope ,
wide-field telescope
 
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manganese      (manganese)
manganese (atomic number 25)
Mn fundamental chemical element manganese star ,
mercury manganese star
FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
 
manganese star      (manganeseStar)
manganese star
Ap star ,
magnetic star ,
spectrum variable star
manganese
 
mantle      (mantle)
mantle
Earth ,
Moon ,
crust ,
crustal dynamics ,
lithosphere ,
planet
 
map      (map)
map
X-ray map ,
contour map
atlas ,
catalog ,
finding chart ,
photogrammetry ,
planet ,
radar mapping ,
sky survey ,
star atlas
 
maria      (maria)
maria
Moon ,
surface of celestial body
 
Markarian galaxy      (MarkarianGalaxy)
Markarian galaxy
emission line galaxy Seyfert galaxy ,
peculiar galaxy
 
Mars      (Mars)
Mars
planet Solar System
FVH: new (2007-SEP-24)
 
mascon      (mascon)
mascon
Moon ,
gravity anomaly
 
maser      (maser)
maser
OH maser ,
SiO maser ,
megamaser ,
water maser
coherence ,
electron pumping ,
interstellar matter ,
inverse maser ,
laser ,
population inversion ,
radio recombination line ,
radio source ,
stimulated emission
 
mass density      (massDensity)
mass-density
density Omega baryon ,
Omega mass ,
Omega parameter ,
mass
FVH: added NT OMEGA_PARAMETER (2007-SEP-21)
 
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mass distribution      (massDistribution)
mass distribution
Burkert profile ,
Navarro-Frenk-White profile ,
exponential profile ,
isothermal sphere
Dark Matter ,
disk galaxy ,
galaxy ,
galaxy cluster ,
galaxy rotation curve ,
galaxy structure ,
gravitational lensing
FVH: new (2007-OCT-5)
 
mass exchange      (massExchange)
mass-exchange
exchange of mass cataclysmic variable star ,
contact binary star ,
eruptive binary star ,
mass ,
mass flow ,
mass-loss ,
mass-transfer
 
mass flow      (massFlow)
mass-flow
mass ,
mass exchange ,
mass-loss ,
mass-transfer
 
mass function      (massFunction)
mass-function
birth rate ,
mass ,
mass-ratio ,
spectroscopic binary star ,
star cluster ,
star count
 
massive galaxy      (massiveGalaxy)
massive galaxy
galaxy cD galaxy D galaxy ,
galaxy cluster
 
massive object      (massiveObject)
massive object
Seyfert galaxy ,
black hole ,
galactic nucleus
 
massive star      (massiveStar)
massive star
star mass-loss ,
supermassive star
 
mass-loss      (massLoss)
mass-loss
mass loss ,
mass-ejection
bipolar outflow ,
coronal mass ejection ,
jet ,
stellar wind
FU Orionis star ,
P Cygni line profile ,
Wolf-Rayet star ,
binary star ,
cataclysmic variable star ,
circumstellar disk ,
circumstellar envelope ,
circumstellar matter ,
circumstellar shell ,
corona ,
eruptive binary star ,
mass exchange ,
mass flow ,
mass-transfer ,
massive star ,
nova ,
planetary nebula ,
stellar evolution ,
supernova
 
mass-luminosity relation      (massLuminosityRelation)
mass-luminosity relation
mass luminosity relation statistical relation main sequence star
 
mass      (mass)
mass
Chandrasekhar mass ,
Chandrasekhar-Schoenberg limit
gravitation ,
initial mass function ,
mass density ,
mass exchange ,
mass flow ,
mass function ,
mass to light ratio ,
momentum ,
spectroscopic binary star ,
surface gravity
 
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mass-radius relation      (massRadiusRelation)
mass-radius relation
mass radius relation statistical relation Chandrasekhar mass ,
Chandrasekhar-Schoenberg limit ,
degenerate star
 
mass-ratio      (massRatio)
mass-ratio
mass ratio binary star ,
initial mass function ,
mass function
 
mass to light ratio      (massToLightRatio)
mass-to-light ratio
galaxy ,
luminosity ,
mass ,
missing mass
 
mass-transfer      (massTransfer)
mass-transfer
mass transfer accretion ,
convection ,
fluid dynamics ,
mass exchange ,
mass flow ,
mass-loss
 
mathematical analysis      (mathematicalAnalysis)
mathematical analysis
differential equation catastrophe theory
combine with other terms
 
mathematical model      (mathematicalModel)
mathematical model
computer model
FVH: changed COMPUTER_MODELS from U to RT (2007-SEP-21)
 
mathematics      (mathematics)
mathematics
scientific field
combine with other terms
 
matter      (matter)
matter
antimatter ,
atom ,
circumplanetary matter ,
circumstellar matter ,
degenerate matter ,
molecule
 
Maunder minimum      (MaunderMinimum)
Maunder minimum
solar activity ,
sunspot cycle ,
sunspot number
 
maximum entropy method      (maximumEntropyMethod)
maximum entropy method
Fourier analysis ,
frequency analysis ,
spectroscopic analysis
 
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maximum      (maximum)
maximum
photometric element light curve ,
minimum ,
variable star ,
velocity curve
 
M dwarf      (MDwarf)
M dwarf star
M star ,
dwarf ,
late-type dwarf
 
mean anomaly      (meanAnomaly)
mean anomaly
orbital anomaly
 
mean equinox      (meanEquinox)
mean equinox
equinox planet
 
mean solar time      (meanSolarTime)
mean solar time
time Universal Time ,
civil time ,
ephemeris time ,
equation of time
 
measurement      (measurement)
measurement
determination ,
measuring instrument ,
metrology ,
quantization
combine with other terms
 
measuring instrument      (measuringInstrument)
measuring instrument
altimeter ,
anemometer ,
atomic clock ,
barometer ,
chronometer ,
clock ,
counter ,
densitometer ,
heliometer ,
microdensitometer ,
micrometer ,
microphotometer ,
monochromator ,
proportional counter ,
radiometer ,
range finder ,
sensitometer ,
weather station ,
wind vane
calibration ,
measurement
 
mechanical component      (mechanicalComponent)
mechanical component
combine with other terms
 
mechanical property      (mechanicalProperty)
mechanical property
property
combine with other terms
 
medium band photometry      (mediumBandPhotometry)
medium-band photometry
CCD photometry ,
photoelectric photometry
DDO photometry ,
Geneva photometry ,
Stromgren photometry ,
Vilnius photometry ,
Walraven photometry ,
infrared photometry ,
ultraviolet photometry
broad band photometry ,
narrow band photometry
 
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megalithic astronomy      (megalithicAstronomy)
megalithic astronomy
archaeoastronomy
 
megamaser      (megamaser)
megamaser
maser
 
meitnerium      (meitnerium)
meitnerium (atomic number 109)
Mt fundamental chemical element
FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
 
mendelevium      (mendelevium)
mendelevium (atomic number 101)
Md fundamental chemical element
FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
 
Mercury      (Mercury)
the planet Mercury
planet Solar System
FVH: new (2007-SEP-24)
See mercury for the element rather than the planet.
 
mercury manganese star      (mercuryManganeseStar)
mercury manganese star
B star ,
magnetic star
manganese ,
mercury
 
mercury      (mercury)
mercury (atomic number 80)
Hg fundamental chemical element mercury manganese star
Don't get confused with the planet Mercury (2007-NOV-13)
 
merger      (merger)
merger
galaxy merger
 
meridian circle      (meridianCircle)
meridian circle
transit instrument astrometry ,
meridian ,
quadrant ,
vertical circle
 
meridian      (meridian)
meridian
celestial sphere ,
horizon coordinate system ,
meridian circle ,
meridian observation
FVH: new (2007-OCT-3)
 
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meridian observation      (meridianObservation)
meridian observation
meridian ,
transit instrument ,
transit telescope ,
transit time ,
zenith telescope
 
meson      (meson)
meson
boson ,
elementary particle
photon ,
quark
 
mesopause      (mesopause)
mesopause
Earth atmosphere ,
ionosphere ,
mesosphere ,
thermosphere
 
mesosphere      (mesosphere)
mesosphere
Earth atmosphere ,
mesopause ,
stratopause ,
upper atmosphere
 
Me star      (MeStar)
Me star
M star ,
emission line star
Me variable star ,
late-type variable star
 
metagalaxy      (metagalaxy)
metagalaxy
universe
 
metal abundance      (metalAbundance)
metal abundance
metallicity abundance CNO anomaly ,
Oosterhoff group ,
chemical element ,
dredge up ,
helium-poor star ,
helium-rich star ,
hydrogen deficient star ,
metal-deficient star ,
metal-poor star ,
metal-rich star ,
rare earth ,
trace element
 
metal-deficient star      (metalDeficientStar)
metal-deficient star
star metal abundance ,
metal-poor star ,
ultraviolet excess star
 
metal line      (metalLine)
metal line
spectral line Ca II emission line ,
calcium line ,
carbon line ,
technetium line
absorption line ,
line blanketing ,
rare earth
 
metal-poor star      (metalPoorStar)
metal-poor star
metal poor star star lithium-poor star ,
population II star ,
population III star ,
weak G band star
metal abundance ,
metal-deficient star ,
ultraviolet excess star
FVH: added NT POP II and III STARS (2007-SEP-21)
 
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metal-rich star      (metalRichStar)
metal rich star
metallic line star star Am star ,
silicon star
metal abundance ,
red giant bump
 
meteor camera      (meteorCamera)
meteor camera
Baker-Nunn camera
 
meteorite crater      (meteoriteCrater)
meteorite crater
meteorite impact ,
meteorite ,
meteor
 
meteorite impact      (meteoriteImpact)
meteorite impact
meteorite crater ,
meteorite ,
meteor
 
meteorite      (meteorite)
meteorite
meteor achondrite ,
aerolite ,
ataxite ,
australite ,
bediasite ,
chondrite ,
iron meteorite ,
micrometeorite ,
moldavite ,
tektite
Neumann line ,
ablation ,
asteroid ,
collision ,
comet ,
impact crater ,
interplanetary matter ,
meteorite crater ,
meteorite impact
 
meteor      (meteor)
meteor
bolide ,
fireball ,
meteorite
crater ,
meteor shower ,
meteor stream ,
meteor trail ,
meteorite crater ,
meteorite impact ,
meteoroid dust cloud ,
meteoroid ,
radiant meteor
 
meteoroid dust cloud      (meteoroidDustCloud)
meteoroid dust cloud
asteroid ,
comet ,
meteoroid ,
meteor ,
zodiacal dust
 
meteoroid      (meteoroid)
meteoroid
meteorids interplanetary dust ,
interplanetary grain ,
interplanetary matter
micrometeoroid asteroid ,
comet ,
meteoroid dust cloud ,
meteor ,
zodiacal dust
 
meteorology      (meteorology)
meteorology
Earth atmosphere
 
meteor shower      (meteorShower)
meteor shower
meteor stream ,
meteor trail ,
meteor ,
radiant meteor ,
zenith hourly rate
named shower not included
 
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meteor stream      (meteorStream)
meteor stream
asteroid ,
comet ,
meteor shower ,
meteor trail ,
meteor ,
radiant meteor
 
meteor trail      (meteorTrail)
meteor trail
meteor shower ,
meteor stream ,
meteor ,
radiant meteor
 
methane      (methane)
methane molecule
CH4 ,
CH_4
interstellar molecule ,
molecule
molecular cloud
FVH: new (2007-OCT-5)
 
metonic cycle      (metonicCycle)
metonic cycle
Saros cycle ,
lunar phase
 
metrology      (metrology)
metrology
instrument ,
measurement ,
unit
 
Me variable star      (MeVariableStar)
Me variable star
M giant ,
emission line star ,
late-type variable star
Me star
 
M giant      (MGiant)
M giant star
M star ,
giant ,
late-type giant
Me variable star M subgiant
 
Michelson interferometer      (MichelsonInterferometer)
Michelson interferometer
optical interferometer Michelson interferometry ,
intensity interferometer
 
Michelson interferometry      (MichelsonInterferometry)
Michelson interferometry
Michelson interferometer ,
optical interferometry
 
microchannel plate      (microchannelPlate)
micro-channel plate
amplifier image tube
FVH: new (2007-SEP-21)
 
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microdensitometer      (microdensitometer)
microdensitometer
measuring instrument densitometer ,
microphotometer ,
photograph
 
microdensitometry      (microdensitometry)
microdensitometry
see microdensitometer
 
micrometeorite      (micrometeorite)
micrometeorite
meteorite interplanetary matter
 
micrometeoroid      (micrometeoroid)
micrometeoroid
meteoroid
 
micrometer      (micrometer)
micrometer
measuring instrument
 
microphotometer      (microphotometer)
microphotometer
measuring instrument microdensitometer ,
photography
 
microprocessor      (microprocessor)
microprocessor
computer control system
 
microturbulence      (microturbulence)
microturbulence
turbulence Earth atmosphere ,
turbulence star atmosphere
absorption line ,
atmosphere
 
microwave antenna      (microwaveAntenna)
microwave antennaa
microwave antennas antenna microwave radiation
 
microwave background      (microwaveBackground)
cosmic microwave background
background radiation ,
cosmic noise ,
microwave radiation
Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect ,
X-ray background ,
cosmology ,
gamma-ray background ,
radio background ,
ultraviolet background
FVH: Added RT COSMOLOGY (2007-SEP-21)
 
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microwave emission      (microwaveEmission)
microwave emission
emission spectrum cosmic noise
 
microwave imaging      (microwaveImaging)
microwave imaging
microwave radiation
 
microwave      (microwave)
microwave
millimeter radiation
combine with other terms
 
microwave radiation      (microwaveRadiation)
microwave radiation
electromagnetic radiation microwave background microwave antenna ,
microwave imaging ,
millimeter radiation ,
remote sensing
 
microwave spectroscopy      (microwaveSpectroscopy)
microwave spectroscopy
spectroscopy
 
microwave spectrum      (microwaveSpectrum)
microwave spectrum
spectrum radio spectrum
 
Mie scattering      (MieScattering)
Mie scattering
scattering Rayleigh scattering ,
brillouin scattering
 
Milky Way galaxy      (MilkyWayGalaxy)
the Milky Way galaxy
the Galaxy galaxy ,
Local Group ,
spiral galaxy
Galactic anticenter ,
Galactic bulge ,
Galactic center ,
Galactic cluster ,
Galactic coordinate system ,
Galactic cosmic ray ,
Galactic equator ,
Galactic halo ,
Galactic latitude ,
Galactic longitude ,
Galactic plane ,
Galactic pole ,
Galactic rotation ,
Goulds belt ,
high-velocity cloud ,
high-velocity star ,
sky brightness
 
millimeter astronomy      (millimeterAstronomy)
millimeter astronomy
radio astronomy radio observatory ,
satellite-borne instrument ,
submillimeter astronomy
 
millimeter radiation      (millimeterRadiation)
millimeter radiation
millimeter wave ,
mm radiation
electromagnetic radiation microwave radiation ,
microwave
FVH: added BT electromagnetic_radiation (2007-OCT-8)
 
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Mills cross antenna      (MillsCrossAntenna)
Mills cross antenna
Mills cross antennas antenna ,
directional antenna ,
radio telescope
pencil beam
 
Milne Eddington approximation      (MilneEddingtonApproximation)
Milne Eddington approximation
line width ,
spectroscopic analysis
 
mineral deposit      (mineralDeposit)
mineral deposit
mineralogy
 
mineralogy      (mineralogy)
mineralogy
mineral deposit
 
minimum      (minimum)
minimum
photometric element light curve ,
maximum ,
variable star ,
velocity curve
 
minor axis      (minorAxis)
minor axis
semiminor axis axial ratio ,
major axis
ES: new (2007-OCT-11)
see terms under major axis
 
minor planet family      (minorPlanetFamily)
minor planet family
Amor group ,
Apollo group ,
Hirayama family ,
Trojan group
asteroid
not a complete list of terms
 
Mira variable star      (MiraVariableStar)
Mira variable star
Miras ,
omicron Ceti star ,
zeta Aurigae star
emission line star ,
irregular variable star ,
late-type giant ,
long period variable star ,
pulsating variable star
S Vulpeculae star ,
radial pulsation ,
semi-regular variable star
 
mirror cell      (mirrorCell)
mirror cell
mirror
 
mirror      (mirror)
mirror
optical component dichroic mirror ,
primary mirror ,
telescope mirror
aluminizing ,
aluminum coating ,
catadioptric system ,
catoptric system ,
coating ,
collimator ,
figuring ,
glass ,
mirror cell ,
optical aberration ,
optical instrument ,
optical material ,
optical surface ,
polishing ,
reflection ,
thin film
 
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missing mass      (missingMass)
missing mass
cosmology ,
galaxy cluster ,
mass to light ratio ,
velocity dispersion
 
MK classification      (MkClassification)
MK classification
spectral classification luminosity class luminosity ,
spectrum
 
M magnitude      (MMagnitude)
M magnitude
apparent magnitude far infrared radiation ,
infrared photometry
 
model      (model)
model
computer model ,
orrery
equilibrium figures ,
numerical simulation ,
polytrope ,
simulation ,
stellar structure
combine with other terms
 
MOdified Newtonian Dynamics      (ModifiedNewtonianDynamics)
MOdified Newtonian Dynamics
MOND gravitation Newtonian gravitation ,
gravitational effect ,
gravitational force
 
modulation      (modulation)
modulation
combine with other terms
 
modulation transfer function      (modulationTransferFunction)
modulation transfer function
MTF transfer function optical instrument ,
optical testing ,
optical transfer function
 
moldavite      (moldavite)
moldavite
meteorite ,
tektite
australite ,
bediasite ,
chondrite
 
molecular astrophysics      (molecularAstrophysics)
molecular astrophysics
cosmochemistry ,
molecular band ,
molecular line ,
molecular spectroscopy
 
molecular band      (molecularBand)
molecular band
spectral band B band ,
G band ,
Phillips band ,
Swan band
late-type star ,
molecular astrophysics ,
molecular line ,
molecular spectrum ,
zirconium star
 
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molecular cloud      (molecularCloud)
molecular cloud
interstellar matter giant molecular cloud interstellar molecule ,
methane ,
molecular hydrogen
 
molecular hydrogen      (molecularHydrogen)
molecular hydrogen
hydrogen ,
interstellar molecule ,
molecule
orthohydrogen ,
parahydrogen
molecular cloud
 
molecular line      (molecularLine)
molecular line
spectral line fine structure ,
late-type star ,
molecular astrophysics ,
molecular band ,
spectral band
 
molecular spectroscopy      (molecularSpectroscopy)
molecular spectroscopy
molecular astrophysics
see molecular spectrum
 
molecular spectrum      (molecularSpectrum)
molecular spectrum
spectrum Phillips band ,
p branch
B band ,
G band ,
Raman spectroscopy ,
Swan band ,
late-type star ,
molecular band ,
molecule ,
organic molecule ,
q branch ,
spectral band ,
vibrational spectrum
 
molecule      (molecule)
molecule
matter hydrated carbon ,
interstellar molecule ,
methane ,
molecular hydrogen ,
organic molecule
molecular spectrum
 
molybdenum      (molybdenum)
molybdenum (atomic number 42)
Mo fundamental chemical element
FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
 
momentum      (momentum)
momentum
angular momentum ,
mass ,
velocity
 
monochromator      (monochromator)
monochromator
measuring instrument ,
optical instrument
 
Monte Carlo technique      (MonteCarloTechnique)
Monte Carlo technique
data processing statistics
 
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Moon      (Moon)
Moon
satellite Earthshine ,
anomalistic month ,
apogee ,
crater ,
crust ,
crustal dynamics ,
equation of the center ,
libration ,
lunar dome ,
lunar eclipse ,
lunar laser ranging ,
lunar occultation ,
lunar theory ,
mantle ,
maria ,
mascon ,
moonquake ,
nutation ,
occultation ,
perigee ,
phase angle ,
phase defect ,
ray ,
regression of node ,
selenology ,
solar eclipse ,
surface of celestial body
Earth's satellite; see under satellite or planet for more rts; see also lunar
 
moonquake      (moonquake)
moonquake
Moon ,
earthquake
 
morphology      (morphology)
morphology
classification ,
disk flaring
combine with other terms
 
motion      (motion)
motion
apparent superluminal motion ,
apsidal motion ,
internal motion ,
orbital motion ,
polar motion ,
proper motion ,
solar motion ,
space motion ,
stellar motion ,
wave motion
orbit ,
orrery ,
planetarium
combine with other terms
 
mottle      (mottle)
mottle
Sun ,
chromosphere
 
moving cluster parallax      (movingClusterParallax)
moving cluster parallax
cluster parallax parallax dynamical parallax ,
kinematic parallax ,
open star cluster ,
proper motion ,
radiant moving cluster ,
secular parallax
 
m region      (mRegion)
m region
solar corona
 
M star      (MStar)
M star
late-type star M dwarf ,
M giant ,
M subdwarf ,
M subgiant ,
M supergiant ,
Me star
spectral type ,
titanium oxide
 
M subdwarf      (MSubdwarf)
M subdwarf star
M star ,
subdwarf
 
M subgiant      (MSubgiant)
M subgiant star
M star ,
subgiant
M giant
 
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M supergiant      (MSupergiant)
M supergiant star
M star ,
late-type supergiant
 
multi-channel detector      (multiChannelDetector)
multi-channel detector
multichannel detector detector CCD detector ,
diode array ,
image tube ,
reticon array ,
television detector
charge-coupled device ,
multi-channel spectrograph
 
multi-channel spectrograph      (multiChannelSpectrograph)
multi-channel spectrograph
multi-channel spectrometer ,
multichannel spectrograph
spectrograph multi-channel detector
 
multi-color photometry      (multiColorPhotometry)
multi-color photometry
multicolor photometry photometry
 
multi-fiber spectrograph      (multiFiberSpectrograph)
multi-fiber spectrograph
spectrograph integral field spectrograph ,
optical fiber ,
three-dimensional spectrum
FVH: new (2007-SEP-21)
 
multi-periodic pulsation      (multiPeriodicPulsation)
multi-periodic pulsation
multiperiodic pulsation double-mode pulsation Fourier analysis ,
frequency analysis ,
multi-periodic variable star ,
pulsating variable star ,
pulsation mode
 
multi-periodic variable star      (multiPeriodicVariableStar)
multi-periodic variable star
multiperiodic variable star periodic variable star ,
pulsating variable star
PG1159 star ,
RS Canum Venaticorum star ,
SX Phoenicis star ,
ZZ Ceti star ,
beta Cephei star ,
delta Scuti star ,
double-mode variable star ,
dwarf Cepheid
multi-periodic pulsation ,
overtone frequency ,
overtone mode ,
pulsation mode
 
multiple galaxy      (multipleGalaxy)
multiple galaxy
galaxy galaxy cluster ,
galaxy group
 
multiple mirror telescope      (multipleMirrorTelescope)
multiple mirror telescope
MMT optical telescope ,
reflecting telescope
active optics ,
segmented optics ,
very large telescope
 
multiple star      (multipleStar)
multiple star
triple star binary star ,
companion star ,
orbit determination ,
orbit
FVH: moved triple_star to NT (2007-OCT-1)
 
  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Descriptionaltbroadernarrowerrelated
multi-slit spectrograph      (multiSlitSpectrograph)
multi-slit spectrograph
spectrograph integral field spectrograph ,
spectrograph slit ,
three-dimensional spectrum
FVH: new (2007-SEP-21)
 
muon      (muon)
muon
lepton
 

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