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Saha equation (SahaEquation)
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Saha equation
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ion
, thermal equilibrium
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samarium (samarium)
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samarium (atomic number 62)
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Sm
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fundamental chemical element
, rare earth
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FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
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sampling (sampling)
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sampling
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combine with other terms
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Saros cycle (SarosCycle)
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Saros cycle
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lunar eclipse
, lunar phase
, metonic cycle
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satellite-borne instrument (satelliteBorneInstrument)
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satellite-borne instrument
|
satellite borne instrument
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X-ray astronomy
, airplane-borne instrument
, balloon-borne instrument
, cosmic ray astronomy
, gamma-ray astronomy
, ground-based astronomy
, infrared astronomy
, millimeter astronomy
, rocket-borne instrument
, space probe instrument
, space telescope
, ultraviolet astronomy
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satellite laser ranging (satelliteLaserRanging)
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satellite laser ranging
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laser ranging
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artificial satellite
, laser
, lunar laser ranging
, optical radar
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satellite (satellite)
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satellite
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Moon
, galilean satellite
, planet satellite
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Solar System
, global positioning system
, planetesimal
, planet
, protoplanet
, rill
, surface of celestial body
, topography
, volcano
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natural satellite; see artifical_satellite
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Saturn (Saturn)
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Saturn
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Jovian planet
, planet
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Solar System
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FVH: new (2007-SEP-24)
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SBF distance (SbfDistance)
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surface brightness fluctuation distance
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SBF
|
distance measurement
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elliptical galaxy
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ES: new (2007-OCT-8)
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scale height (scaleHeight)
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scale height
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Earth atmosphere
, atmosphere
, atmospheric density
, stellar atmosphere
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scandium (scandium)
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scandium (atomic number 21)
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Sc
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fundamental chemical element
, rare earth
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FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
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scattering (scattering)
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scattering
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Compton scattering
, Mie scattering
, atmospheric extinction
, elementary particle scattering
, gamma-ray scattering
, light scattering
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radiation scattering
, reflection
, refraction
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Schmidt camera (SchmidtCamera)
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Schmidt camera
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camera
, photographic instrument
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Schmidt telescope
, corrector plate
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Schmidt telescope (SchmidtTelescope)
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Schmidt telescope
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catadioptric system
, photographic instrument
, reflecting telescope
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Baker-Nunn camera
, Maksutov telescope
, Schmidt camera
, corrector plate
, objective prism
, wide-field telescope
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Schwarzschild metric (SchwarzschildMetric)
|
Schwarzschild metric
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general theory of relativity
, gravitational field
, ionization
, orbit
, space-time singularity
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Schwarzschild radius (SchwarzschildRadius)
|
Schwarzschild radius
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black hole
, general theory of relativity
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limiting radius of black hole
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scientific field (scientificField)
|
scientific and related field
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Earth sciences
, aeronomy
, astrobiology
, astrology
, astronomy
, astrophysics
, atomic physics
, biology
, celestial mechanics
, chemistry
, engineering
, fluid mechanics
, mathematics
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scintillation counter (scintillationCounter)
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scintillation counter
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counter
|
Cerenkov counter
|
image tube
, phosphorescence
, phosphorescent scintillation
, photomultiplier tube
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scintillation (scintillation)
|
scintillation
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atmospheric scintillation
, interplanetary scintillation
, interstellar scintillation
, ionospheric scintillation
, phosphorescent scintillation
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Earth
, Earth atmosphere
, atmosphere
, atmospheric refraction
, speckle
, turbulence Earth atmosphere
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S Doradus star (SDoradusStar)
|
S Doradus star
|
P Cygni star
|
early-type variable star
, emission line star
, shell star
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P Cygni line profile
|
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seaborgium (seaborgium)
|
seaborgium (atomic number 106)
|
Sg
|
fundamental chemical element
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FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
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search for extraterrestrial life (searchForExtraterrestrialLife)
|
search for extraterrestrial life
|
SETI
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extraterrestrial intelligence
, extraterrestrial life
|
FVH: added RT EXTRATERRESTRIAL_INTELLIGENCE (2007-OCT-1)
FVH: explicit wording of token; SETI to ALT (2007-OCT-4)
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seasonal phenomena (seasonalPhenomena)
|
seasonal phenomena
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combine with other terms
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season (season)
|
season
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combine with other terms
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secondary cosmic ray (secondaryCosmicRay)
|
secondary cosmic ray
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cosmic ray shower
, cosmic ray
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secondary mirror (secondaryMirror)
|
secondary mirror
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telescope mirror
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Cassegrain antenna
, Cassegrain focus
, optical telescope
, primary mirror
, reflecting telescope
, subreflector
, tertiary mirror
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secondary star (secondaryStar)
|
secondary star
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companion star
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primary star
, tertiary star
|
ES: new (2007-OCT-8)
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secular parallax (secularParallax)
|
secular parallax
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parallax
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moving cluster parallax
, proper motion
, star association
|
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seeing monitor (seeingMonitor)
|
seeing monitor
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optical instrument
|
differential image motion monitor
|
optical observatory
, seeing
, site testing
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seeing (seeing)
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seeing
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dome seeing
|
Earth atmosphere
, active optics
, adaptive optics
, atmospheric refraction
, atmospheric scintillation
, point spread function
, seeing monitor
, site testing
, speckle interferometry
, speckle
, tip-tilt mirror
, turbulence Earth atmosphere
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segmented optics (segmentedOptics)
|
segmented optics
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adaptive optics
, multiple mirror telescope
, tip-tilt mirror
, very large telescope
|
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seismology (seismology)
|
seismology
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asteroseismology
, helioseismology
|
Earth
, stellar oscillation
, vibration
|
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selection effect (selectionEffect)
|
selection effect
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error
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correction
, statistics
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combine with other terms
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selective absorption (selectiveAbsorption)
|
selective absorption
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gas to dust ratio
, interstellar matter
, interstellar reddening
, reddening
, reddening law
|
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selenium (selenium)
|
selenium (atomic number 34)
|
Se
|
fundamental chemical element
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|
FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
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selenology (selenology)
|
selenology
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Moon
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self-absorption (selfAbsorption)
|
self-absorption
|
self absorption
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spectrum
|
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self-calibration method (selfCalibrationMethod)
|
self-calibration method
|
self calibration method
|
calibration
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semi-barium star (semiBariumStar)
|
semi-barium star
|
semibarium star
|
barium star
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semiconductor device (semiconductorDevice)
|
semiconductor device
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charge-coupled device
, charge-injection device
, charge-transfer device
, photovoltaic cell
|
Gunn diode
, detector
|
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semi-detached binary star (semiDetachedBinaryStar)
|
semi-detached binary star
|
semidetached binary star
|
binary star
, close binary star
|
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detached binary star
|
|
semimajor axis (semimajorAxis)
|
semimajor axis
|
semi-major axis
|
orbital element
|
major axis
|
binary star
, planet
|
|
semiminor axis (semiminorAxis)
|
semiminor axis
|
semi-minor axis
|
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minor axis
|
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semi-regular variable star (semiRegularVariableStar)
|
semi-regular variable star
|
semiregular variable star
|
late-type giant
, pulsating variable star
, variable star
|
RV Tauri star
, S Vulpeculae star
|
Mira variable star
, irregular variable star
, supergiant
|
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sensitivity (sensitivity)
|
sensitivity
|
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detector
, integration time
, limiting magnitude
, polar diagram
, precision
, resolution
, signal detection
, signal-to-noise ratio
|
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sensitometer (sensitometer)
|
sensitometer
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|
measuring instrument
|
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separation (separation)
|
separation
|
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binary star
, occulting disk
, visual binary star
|
combine with other terms
|
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sextant (sextant)
|
sextant
|
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astrometric instrument
, instrument
|
|
altitude angle
|
|
Seyfert galaxy (SeyfertGalaxy)
|
Seyfert galaxy
|
|
peculiar galaxy
|
|
BL Lacertae object
, Markarian galaxy
, Seyfert nucleus
, X-ray source
, compact nucleus
, emission line galaxy
, liner galaxy
, massive object
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Seyfert nucleus (SeyfertNucleus)
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Seyfert nucleus
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active galactic nucleus
, compact nucleus
, emission line galaxy
|
|
Seyfert galaxy
|
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S galaxy (SGalaxy)
|
spiral galaxy (Yerkes classification scheme)
|
|
spiral galaxy
|
|
Yerkes classification
|
FVH: new (2007-OCT-12)
|
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shadow band (shadowBand)
|
shadow band
|
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diffraction
, interference wave
, solar eclipse
|
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shaped reflector (shapedReflector)
|
shaped reflector
|
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|
radio telescope
|
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shell burning (shellBurning)
|
shell burning
|
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carbon burning
, helium burning
, hydrogen burning
, nuclear fusion
|
nuclear fusion in shell
|
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shell (shell)
|
shell
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circumstellar shell
, convective shell
, dust shell
|
shell star
|
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shell star (shellStar)
|
shell star
|
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S Doradus star
, Z Andromedae star
, gamma Cassiopeiae star
|
P Cygni line profile
, circumstellar shell
, shell
|
ES: deleted BT emission_line_star (2007-OCT-8)
|
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shepherd satellite (shepherdSatellite)
|
shepherd satellite
|
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|
|
planetary ring
, resonance gap
|
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shock (shock)
|
shock
|
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collisional plasma
, ionization
, stellar wind
, supernova
|
combine with other terms
|
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shock wave (shockWave)
|
shock wave
|
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bow shock
, ionizing shock wave
|
Rankine-Hugoniot relation
, jump condition
, sound speed
, supernova envelope
, velocity field
, wave propagation
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short period variable star (shortPeriodVariableStar)
|
short period variable star
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beta Cephei star
, delta Scuti star
|
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shot noise (shotNoise)
|
shot noise
|
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noise
|
|
detector
, electronic equipment
|
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shutter (shutter)
|
shutter
|
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|
camera
, detector
|
FVH: new (2007-SEP-21)
|
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sidelobe (sidelobe)
|
sidelobe
|
lobe [telescope beam]
|
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|
polar diagram
, radio antenna
, resolution
|
|
sidereal time (siderealTime)
|
sidereal time
|
S.T.
|
time
|
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Earth
, civil time
, equation of the equinox
, hour angle
, transit time
, year
|
|
siderostat (siderostat)
|
siderostat
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altazimuth mounting
, coelostat
, drive
, heliostat
, telescope mounting
|
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sigma8 (sigma8)
|
the normalization factor of the cosmological matter power spectrum
|
sigma_8
|
cosmological parameter
|
|
|
FVH: new (2007-OCT-24)
|
|
signal analysis (signalAnalysis)
|
signal analysis
|
|
analysis
|
|
signal detection
, signal processing
|
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signal detection (signalDetection)
|
signal detection
|
|
detection
|
|
detector
, limiting magnitude
, sensitivity
, signal analysis
, signal processing
|
|
signal processing (signalProcessing)
|
signal processing
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analysis
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signal analysis
, signal detection
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signal-to-noise ratio (signalToNoiseRatio)
|
signal to noise ratio
|
SNR
, signal to noise ratio
|
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|
background noise
, integration time
, limiting magnitude
, noise
, sensitivity
, sky noise
|
|
silicon burning (siliconBurning)
|
silicon burning
|
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nuclear fusion
, nucleosynthesis
|
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carbon burning
, helium burning
, hydrogen burning
, silicon
|
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silicon monoxide (siliconMonoxide)
|
SiO molecule
|
SiO
|
|
|
SiO maser
, silicon
|
FVH: new (2007-OCT-2)
|
FVH: explicit wording of token (2007-OCT-4)
|
|
silicon (silicon)
|
silicon (atomic number 14)
|
Si
|
fundamental chemical element
|
|
silicon burning
, silicon monoxide
, silicon star
|
FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
|
|
silicon star (siliconStar)
|
silicon star
|
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Ap star
, metal-rich star
|
|
silicon
|
|
silver coating (silverCoating)
|
silver coating
|
|
coating
, thin film
|
|
aluminum coating
, optical surface
, silver
|
|
silver (silver)
|
silver (atomic number 47)
|
Ag
|
fundamental chemical element
|
|
silver coating
|
FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
|
|
simulation (simulation)
|
simulation
|
|
|
computer simulation
|
model
|
|
singularity (singularity)
|
singularity
|
|
|
naked singularity
, space-time singularity
|
|
|
SiO maser (SiOMaser)
|
SiO maser
|
|
maser
|
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OH maser
, interstellar matter
, radio source
, silicon monoxide
, water maser
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site protection (siteProtection)
|
site protection
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air pollution
, light pollution
, observatory
|
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site testing (siteTesting)
|
site testing
|
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|
|
observatory
, pollution
, seeing
, seeing monitor
, sky brightness
|
|
sky brightness (skyBrightness)
|
sky brightness
|
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|
night sky brightness
|
Milky Way galaxy
, airglow
, atmospheric radiation
, aurora
, background radiation
, site testing
, sunlight
, twilight
, zodiacal light
|
|
sky noise (skyNoise)
|
sky noise
|
|
noise
|
|
background noise
, signal-to-noise ratio
|
|
sky (sky)
|
sky
|
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|
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|
combine with other terms
|
|
sky survey (skySurvey)
|
sky survey
|
|
survey
|
|
atlas
, catalog
, finding chart
, map
|
|
slit mask (slitMask)
|
slit mask
|
|
spectrograph slit
|
|
|
FVH: new (2007-OCT-3)
|
|
Sloan photometry (SloanPhotometry)
|
Sloan photometry
|
SDSS photometry
|
broad band photometry
, photometric system
|
|
two-color photometry
|
FVH: new (2007-SEP-21)
|
|
slow nova (slowNova)
|
slow nova
|
novoid
|
nova
|
DQ Herculis star
|
fast nova
, recurrent nova
|
|
Small Magellanic Cloud (SmallMagellanicCloud)
|
Small Magellanic Cloud
|
SMC
|
Magellanic cloud
|
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Large Magellanic Cloud
|
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sodium (sodium)
|
sodium (atomic number 11)
|
Na
|
fundamental chemical element
|
|
|
FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
|
|
soft gamma-ray repeater (softGammaRayRepeater)
|
soft gamma-ray repeater
|
|
gamma-ray source
, irregular variable star
, magnetar
|
|
|
ES: new (2007-OCT-8)
|
|
solar activity (solarActivity)
|
solar activity
|
|
|
solar storm
|
Maunder minimum
, active Sun
, activity index
, aurora
, butterfly diagram
, coronal loop
, emerging flux
, ephemeral active region
, flare
, heliosphere
, magnetic storm
, prominence
, solar atmosphere
, solar cycle
, solar wind
, sunspot cycle
, sunspot group
, sunspot number
, sunspot
|
|
solar atmosphere (solarAtmosphere)
|
solar atmosphere
|
|
stellar atmosphere
|
|
chromosphere
, heliopause
, heliosphere
, limb darkening
, line formation
, solar activity
, solar corona
, solar physics
, solar storm
, solar surface
, solar-terrestrial relation
, solar wind
|
|
solar constant (solarConstant)
|
solar constant
|
|
|
|
Sun
, electromagnetic radiation
, radiation
, solar physics
, sunlight
|
|
solar corona (solarCorona)
|
solar corona
|
|
corona
|
m region
|
K corona
, Sun
, coronagraph
, coronal dimming
, coronal hole
, coronal line
, coronal loop
, coronal mass ejection
, coronal plume
, coronal transient
, coronal wave
, solar atmosphere
, transition region
|
|
solar cycle (solarCycle)
|
solar cycle
|
|
|
|
active Sun
, butterfly diagram
, quiet Sun
, solar activity
, solar physics
, sunspot cycle
, sunspot number
|
|
solar day (solarDay)
|
solar day
|
|
|
|
Universal Time
, ephemeris time
|
|
solar eclipse (solarEclipse)
|
solar eclipse
|
|
eclipse
|
|
Moon
, Sun
, bailys bead
, diamond ring effect
, flash spectrum
, penumbra
, shadow band
, umbra
, zone of totality
|
|
solar filament (solarFilament)
|
solar filament
|
|
|
|
Sun
, chromosphere
, flare
, prominence
, sunspot
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solar interior (solarInterior)
|
solar interior
|
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stellar interior
|
|
solar neutrino problem
, solar physics
, stellar evolution
, stellar structure
|
|
solar motion (solarMotion)
|
solar motion
|
|
motion
|
|
antapex
, apex
|
with respect to nearby star
|
|
solar nebula (solarNebula)
|
solar nebula
|
|
|
|
Solar System
, planet
, protoplanetary nebula
, protoplanet
|
|
solar neutrino problem (solarNeutrinoProblem)
|
solar neutrino problem
|
|
|
|
neutrino
, nuclear reaction
, solar interior
|
|
solar observatory (solarObservatory)
|
solar observatory
|
|
|
|
coronagraph
, solar optical telescope
, solar radio telescope
, solar telescope
|
|
solar optical telescope (solarOpticalTelescope)
|
solar optical telescope
|
|
solar telescope
|
|
solar observatory
, solar radio telescope
|
|
solar oscillation (solarOscillation)
|
solar oscillation
|
five minute oscillation
|
stellar oscillation
|
|
asteroseismology
, helioseismology
|
|
solar parallax (solarParallax)
|
solar parallax
|
|
|
|
Astronomical Unit
, Earth orbit
|
|
solar physics (solarPhysics)
|
solar physics
|
|
|
|
Sun
, forbush effect
, solar atmosphere
, solar constant
, solar cycle
, solar interior
, solar telescope
, solar-terrestrial relation
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solar-planetary relation (solarPlanetaryRelation)
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solar-planetary relation
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solar planetary relation
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solar-terrestrial relation
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Solar System
, Sun
, planet
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solar radio telescope (solarRadioTelescope)
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solar radio telescope
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solar telescope
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solar observatory
, solar optical telescope
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solar (solar)
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solar
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see under Sun
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solar storm (solarStorm)
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solar storm
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solar activity
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solar atmosphere
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solar surface (solarSurface)
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solar surface
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Sun
, photosphere
, solar atmosphere
, supergranulation
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Solar System (SolarSystem)
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Solar System
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planetary system
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Bodes law
, Ceres
, Earth
, Earth-Moon system
, Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
, Jupiter
, Kreutz sungrazer
, Mars
, Mercury
, Neptune
, Pluto
, Saturn
, Sun
, Uranus
, Venus
, asteroid
, comet
, extrasolar planet
, origin
, planetary alignment
, planetary theory
, planetesimal
, planet
, pre-solar nebula
, protoplanet
, satellite
, solar nebula
, solar-planetary relation
, synodic period
, trans-Neptunian object
, transplutonian planet
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not a complete list of terms
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solar telescope (solarTelescope)
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solar telescope
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tower telescope
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telescope
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radioheliograph
, solar optical telescope
, solar radio telescope
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heliostat
, solar observatory
, solar physics
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solar-terrestrial relation (solarTerrestrialRelation)
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solar-terrestrial relation
|
solar terrestiral relation
|
solar-planetary relation
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Earth
, Sun
, solar atmosphere
, solar physics
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solar wind (solarWind)
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solar wind
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interplanetary matter
, plasma
, stellar wind
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Poynting-Robertson effect
, coronal hole
, heliopause
, heliosphere
, interplanetary gas
, interstellar wind
, radiation pressure
, solar activity
, solar atmosphere
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solstice (solstice)
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solstice
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summer solstice
, winter solstice
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Tropic of Cancer
, Tropic of Capricorn
, ecliptic
, equinox
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sound speed (soundSpeed)
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speed of sound
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speed of sound
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acoustic wave
, shock wave
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source (source)
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astronomical source
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X-ray source
, compact source
, cosmic ray source
, extended source
, field star
, gamma-ray source
, gravitationally lensed source
, infrared source
, non-thermal source
, radio source
, variable source
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FVH: new (2007-NOV-4)
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South Celestial Pole (SouthCelestialPole)
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South Celestial Pole
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SCP
, S.C.P.
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celestial pole
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North Celestial Pole
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South Ecliptic Pole (SouthEclipticPole)
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South Ecliptic Pole
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SEP
, S.E.P.
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ecliptic pole
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North Ecliptic Pole
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southern hemisphere (southernHemisphere)
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southern hemisphere
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northern hemisphere
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South Galactic Pole (SouthGalacticPole)
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South Galactic Pole
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SGP
, S.G.P.
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Galactic pole
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North Galactic Pole
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space astrometry (spaceAstrometry)
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space astrometry
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astrometry
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space geodesy
, space observatory
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space astronomy (spaceAstronomy)
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space astronomy
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astronomy
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X-ray astronomy
, gamma-ray astronomy
, ultraviolet astronomy
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artificial satellite
, space observatory
, space exploration
, space probe
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space biology (spaceBiology)
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space biology
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biology
, space research
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space observatory
, space vehicle
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space debris (spaceDebris)
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space debris
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debris
|
space vehicle
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space law
, space pollution
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space exploration (spaceExploration)
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space exploration
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discoveries
, interstellar communication
, planet
, space astronomy
, space observatory
, space probe
, space research
, space telescope
, space vehicle
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space geodesy (spaceGeodesy)
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space geodesy
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geodesy
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Earth
, space astrometry
, space observatory
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space law (spaceLaw)
|
space law
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space debris
, space research
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space motion (spaceMotion)
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space motion
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motion
|
proper motion
, radial velocity
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Galactic rotation
, stellar motion
, transverse velocity
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space observatory (spaceObservatory)
|
space observatory
|
orbiting observatory
|
observatory
, artificial satellite
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Hubble Space Telescope
, IRAS satellite
, X-ray observatory
, gamma-ray observatory
|
infrared observatory
, space astrometry
, space astronomy
, space biology
, space exploration
, space geodesy
, space probe
, space research
, space telescope
, ultraviolet astronomy
, X-ray astronomy
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FVH: merged with orbiting_observatory (2007-NOV-15)
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space pollution (spacePollution)
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space pollution
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pollution
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space debris
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space probe instrument (spaceProbeInstrument)
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space probe instrument
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space telescope
|
balloon-borne instrument
, ground-based astronomy
, rocket-borne instrument
, satellite-borne instrument
, space probe
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space probe (spaceProbe)
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space probe
|
probe
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space astronomy
, space exploration
, space observatory
, space probe instrument
, space vehicle
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space research (spaceResearch)
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space research
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space science
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astronomical research
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space biology
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space exploration
, space law
, space observatory
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space (space)
|
space
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general theory of relativity
, special theory of relativity
, vacuum
|
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space telescope (spaceTelescope)
|
space telescope
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space probe instrument
, telescope
|
X-ray telescope
, gamma-ray telescope
, ultraviolet telescope
|
artificial satellite
, balloon-borne instrument
, ground-based astronomy
, rocket-borne instrument
, satellite-borne instrument
, space exploration
, space observatory
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named telescope not included
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space-time curvature (spaceTimeCurvature)
|
curvature of space-time
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Dark Energy
, cosmology
, general theory of relativity
|
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space-time singularity (spaceTimeSingularity)
|
space-time singularity
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singularity
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Schwarzschild metric
, black hole
, naked singularity
, quantum cosmology
|
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space vehicle (spaceVehicle)
|
space vehicle
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space debris
|
artificial satellite
, space biology
, space exploration
, space probe
|
named vehicles not included
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special theory of relativity (specialTheoryOfRelativity)
|
special theory of relativity
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general theory of relativity
|
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space
|
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speckle interferometry (speckleInterferometry)
|
speckle interferometry
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interferometry
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angular diameter
, angular resolution
, angular separation
, seeing
, speckle
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speckle (speckle)
|
speckle
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atmospheric refraction
, scintillation
, seeing
, speckle interferometry
|
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spectral band (spectralBand)
|
spectral band
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molecular band
|
molecular line
, molecular spectrum
, telluric line
|
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spectral classification (spectralClassification)
|
spectral classification
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classification
|
Henry Draper system
, MK classification
|
Henry Draper catalog
, luminosity classification
, spectral type
|
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spectral index (spectralIndex)
|
spectral index
|
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radio frequency
, radio spectrum
|
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spectral line (spectralLine)
|
spectral line
|
spectrum line
|
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D line
, Fraunhofer line
, absorption line
, calcium line
, carbon line
, cyanogen line
, emission line
, hyperfine line
, metal line
, molecular line
, technetium line
, telluric line
, ultraviolet line
|
equivalent width
, fine structure
, instrumental profile
, line blanketing
, line blending
, line broadening
, line formation
, line identification
, line intensitite
, line profile
, line ratio
, natural line broadening
, natural line width
, spectral type
, transition probability
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not a complete list of terms
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spectral resolution (spectralResolution)
|
spectral resolution
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|
resolution
|
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line blending
|
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spectral type (spectralType)
|
spectral type
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A star
, B star
, F star
, G star
, K star
, L dwarf
, M star
, N star
, O star
, R star
, S star
, T dwarf
, line width
, luminosity class
, luminosity classification
, spectral classification
, spectral line
, standard star
, temperature
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not a complete list of terms
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spectrograph slit (spectrographSlit)
|
spectrograph slit
|
slit
|
|
long slit
, slit mask
|
long slit spectrum
, multi-slit spectrograph
, spectrograph
, three-dimensional spectrum
, two-dimensional spectrum
|
FVH: new (2007-SEP-21)
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spectrograph (spectrograph)
|
spectrograph
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|
instrument
, optical instrument
, telescope instrument
|
Coude spectrograph
, Fabry-Perot spectrograph
, Fourier spectrograph
, X-ray spectrograph
, echelle spectrograph
, gamma-ray spectrograph
, grating spectrograph
, grazing incidence spectrograph
, integral field spectrograph
, multi-channel spectrograph
, multi-fiber spectrograph
, multi-slit spectrograph
, optical spectrograph
, prism spectrograph
, radio spectrograph
, ultraviolet spectrograph
|
VPH grating
, comparison lamp
, diffraction grating
, echelle grating
, flat field lamp
, grism
, prism
, spectrograph slit
, spectroheliograph
, spectroscopy
|
FVH: added RT SPECTROGRAPH_SLITS, NT INTEGRAL_FIELD_SPECTROGRAPHS, MULTI_FIBER_SPECTROGRAPHS, and MULTI_SLIT_SPECTROGRAPHS (2007-SEP-21)
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|
spectrography (spectrography)
|
spectrography
|
spectrophotography
|
spectroscopy
, photography
|
|
|
see spectroscopy
|
|
spectroheliograph (spectroheliograph)
|
spectroheliograph
|
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|
|
coronagraph
, photoheliograph
, spectrograph
|
|
spectrophotometer (spectrophotometer)
|
spectrophotometer
|
|
photometer
|
|
spectrophotometry
, telescope instrument
|
|
spectrophotometry (spectrophotometry)
|
spectrophotometry
|
|
astronomical technique
, observing technique
|
|
color
, optical scanners
, photometry
, spectrophotometer
, spectroscopy
, standard candle
|
|
spectroscopic analysis (spectroscopicAnalysis)
|
spectroscopic analysis
|
spectral analysis
|
|
|
Doppler effect
, Milne Eddington approximation
, absorption line
, collision broadening
, continuous spectrum
, emission line
, maximum entropy method
, spectrum
, wave motion
, waveform analysis
|
|
spectroscopic binary star (spectroscopicBinaryStar)
|
spectroscopic binary star
|
spectrum binary star
|
binary star
|
two-spectrum binary star
|
Doppler effect
, eclipsing binary star
, ellipsoidal variable star
, mass
, mass function
, velocity curve
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spectroscopy (spectroscopy)
|
spectroscopy
|
spectrometry
|
astronomical technique
, observing technique
|
Fourier transform spectroscopy
, Raman spectroscopy
, X-ray spectroscopy
, absorption spectroscopy
, collision spectroscopy
, gamma-ray spectroscopy
, high-resolution spectrosopy
, interference spectrosocopy
, microwave spectroscopy
, optical spectroscopy
, spectrography
, three-dimensional spectroscopy
, time-resolved spectroscopy
, two-dimensional spectroscopy
|
collisional excitation
, continuous spectrum
, heterodyne
, pressure broadening
, radial velocity
, reseaux
, spectrum
, spectrograph
, spectrophotometry
|
not a complete list of terms
|
|
spectrum (spectrum)
|
spectrum
|
|
|
abnormal spectrum
, absorption spectrum
, atomic spectrum
, brillouin spectrum
, continuous spectrum
, echelle spectrum
, emission spectrum
, hydrogen spectrum
, microwave spectrum
, molecular spectrum
, radio spectrum
, three-dimensional spectrum
, two-dimensional spectrum
, vibrational spectrum
, visible spectrum
|
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
, MK classification
, absorption line
, bremsstrahlung
, contiuum
, diffraction grating
, emission line
, energy level
, equivalent width
, fluorescence
, forbidden line
, forbidden transition
, free-free emission
, hyperfine line
, prism
, recombination line
, resonance line
, self-absorption
, spectroscopic analysis
, spectroscopy
, stimulated emission
|
not a complete list of terms
|
|
spectrum variable star (spectrumVariableStar)
|
spectrum variable star
|
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Am star
, Ap star
, intrinsic variable star
|
manganese star
|
alpha2 Canum Venaticorum star
, magnetic star
, oblique rotator
|
|
spherical aberration (sphericalAberration)
|
spherical aberration
|
|
optical aberration
|
|
astigmatism
, chromatic aberration
, comatic aberration
, distortion
, field curvature
|
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spherical coordinate (sphericalCoordinate)
|
spherical coordinate
|
angular coordinate
|
|
|
coordinate system
, position
, reference system
|
|
SPH simulation (SphSimulation)
|
SPH simulation
|
SPH
, smoothed-particle hydrodynamics
|
numerical simulation
|
|
|
FVH: new (2007-OCT-3)
|
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spicule (spicule)
|
spicule
|
|
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macro spicule
|
Sun
, chromosphere
|
|
spiral arm (spiralArm)
|
spiral arm
|
arm
|
|
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Galactic structure
, galaxy structure
, gas distribution
, interstellar magnetic field
, interstellar matter
, open star cluster
, pitch angle
, population I star
, spiral galaxy
|
|
spiral galaxy (spiralGalaxy)
|
spiral galaxy
|
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disk galaxy
, galaxy
|
Milky Way galaxy
, S galaxy
, barred spiral galaxy
|
late-type galaxy
, pitch angle
, spiral arm
|
|
s-process (sProcess)
|
s-process
|
s process
|
|
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nucleosynthesis
, p process
, r-process
, supernova
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S star (SStar)
|
S star
|
Se star
|
giant
, late-type star
|
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barium star
, carbon star
, heavy metal star
, spectral type
, technetium star
, zirconium star
|
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stability (stability)
|
stability
|
|
|
|
vibration
|
combine with other terms
|
|
standard candle (standardCandle)
|
standard candle
|
|
|
|
effective temperature
, photometric standard star
, photometry
, spectrophotometry
|
|
standard epoch (standardEpoch)
|
standard epoch
|
|
|
Besselian epoch
, Julian epoch
|
|
|
standard star (standardStar)
|
standard star
|
|
|
comparison star
, photometric standard star
|
position
, spectral type
|
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star association (starAssociation)
|
star association
|
|
|
O association
, OB association
, R association
, T association
|
Goulds belt
, open star cluster
, secular parallax
|
|
star atlas (starAtlas)
|
star atlas
|
|
atlas
|
|
finding chart
, map
|
|
starburst galaxy (starburstGalaxy)
|
starburst galaxy
|
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galaxy
|
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star formation
, stellar evolution
|
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star cluster (starCluster)
|
star cluster
|
cluster of star
|
cluster
|
globular star cluster
, open star cluster
|
Poincare theorem
, clustering
, initial mass function
, integrated magnitude
, luminosity function
, mass function
, protocluster
, relaxation time
, tidal disruption
, tidal radius
, velocity dispersion
, velocity distribution
, virial theorem
|
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star count (starCount)
|
star count
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Galactic structure
, mass function
, star distribution
, statistics
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star distribution (starDistribution)
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star distribution
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|
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star count
, survey
|
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star formation (starFormation)
|
star formation
|
formation of star
|
|
|
Bok globule
, Jeans length
, birth rate
, cometary globule
, cooling flow
, dark nebula
, extrasolar planet
, infrared source
, pre-main sequence star
, protostar
, starburst galaxy
, stellar evolution
, stellar ring
|
|
Stark broadening (StarkBroadening)
|
Stark broadening
|
|
line broadening
|
|
Doppler broadening
, Zeeman splitting
, natural line width
|
|
starspot (starspot)
|
starspot
|
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|
sunspot
|
BY Draconis star
, RS Canum Venaticorum star
|
|
star (star)
|
star
|
|
stellar object
|
Sun
, active star
, barium star
, binary star
, bright star
, central star
, collapsed star
, companion star
, evolved star
, faint star
, field star
, fundamental star
, giant branch star
, halo star
, helium-poor star
, helium-rich star
, high-luminosity star
, high-mass star
, high-velocity star
, hydrogen deficient star
, hypergiant
, intermediate population star
, late-type star
, lithium star
, low-luminosity star
, low-mass star
, main sequence star
, massive star
, metal-deficient star
, metal-poor star
, metal-rich star
, population I star
, population II star
, population III star
, supernova
, young star
|
|
combine star or stellar with other terms
|
|
statistical parallax (statisticalParallax)
|
statistical parallax
|
|
parallax
|
|
|
|
statistical relation (statisticalRelation)
|
statistical relation
|
|
|
Faber-Jackson relation
, Hubble diagram
, Hubble law
, Tully-Fisher relation
, mass-luminosity relation
, mass-radius relation
, period-age relation
, period-color relation
, period-density relation
, period-luminosity-color relation
, period-luminosity relation
, period-mass relation
, period-radius relation
, period-spectrum relation
, radius-luminosity relation
|
|
|
statistics (statistics)
|
statistics
|
|
|
|
Monte Carlo technique
, distribution function
, radio source count
, selection effect
, star count
|
combine with other terms
|
|
steady-state theory (steadyStateTheory)
|
steady-state theory
|
steady state theory
|
cosmology
|
|
Big Bang theory
, closed universe
, open universe
|
|
stellar atmosphere (stellarAtmosphere)
|
stellar atmosphere
|
|
atmosphere
|
solar atmosphere
|
chromosphere
, corona
, dredge up
, limb brightening
, limb darkening
, line broadening
, line formation
, line width
, negative H ion
, scale height
, stellar structure
, stellar wind
, turbulence star atmosphere
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stellar black hole (stellarBlackHole)
|
stellar black hole
|
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black hole
, collapsed star
, stellar object
|
|
hypernova
, stellar evolution
|
|
stellar dynamics (stellarDynamics)
|
stellar dynamics
|
|
|
|
Fokker-Planck equation
, Galactic rotation
, N-body problem
, Poincare theorem
, close encounter
, encounter
, galaxy rotation curve
, proper motion
, radial velocity
, relaxation time
, stellar motion
, three-body problem
, two-body problem
|
|
stellar evolution (stellarEvolution)
|
stellar evolution
|
|
evolution
|
|
Henyey track
, Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
, Kerr black hole
, birth rate
, carbon burning
, chemical evolution
, collapsed star
, cosmology
, e-process
, evolutionary track
, funneling
, giant
, gravitational equilibrium
, helium burning
, hydrogen burning
, initial mass function
, inner core
, instability strip
, luminosity function
, mass-loss
, protostar
, solar interior
, star formation
, starburst galaxy
, stellar black hole
, stellar interior
|
FVH: moved STAR_ORIGIN to RT (2007-OCT-1)
|
|
stellar interior (stellarInterior)
|
stellar interior
|
|
|
solar interior
|
Chandrasekhar mass
, Chandrasekhar-Schoenberg limit
, Eddington limit
, Rosseland opacity
, carbon burning
, carbon nitrogen cycle
, core
, dredge up
, gravity wave
, helium burning
, hydrogen burning
, inner core
, nuclear fusion
, nucleosynthesis
, oxygen burning
, proton-proton reaction
, stellar evolution
, stellar structure
, temperature zone
|
|
stellar motion (stellarMotion)
|
stellar motion
|
|
motion
|
|
Doppler effect
, astrometry
, Local Standard of Rest
, peculiar motion
, peculiar velocity
, proper motion
, radial velocity
, space motion
, stellar dynamics
|
|
stellar object (stellarObject)
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star-like object, including star, brown dwarf, and evolved stellar core (NS, BH, WD)
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black dwarf
, brown dwarf
, neutron star
, planetar
, star
, stellar black hole
, white dwarf
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FVH+ES: new (2007-OCT)
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stellar oscillation (stellarOscillation)
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stellar oscillation
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solar oscillation
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asteroseismology
, seismology
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stellar population (stellarPopulation)
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stellar population
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disk population
, halo star
, intermediate population star
, population I star
, population II star
, population III star
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stellar ring (stellarRing)
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stellar ring
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ring
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star formation
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stellar (stellar)
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stellar
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see sn for star
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stellar structure (stellarStructure)
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stellar structure
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hydrostatic equilibrium
, macroturbulence
, model
, polytrope
, solar interior
, stellar atmosphere
, stellar interior
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stellar wind (stellarWind)
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stellar wind
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mass-loss
, plasma
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solar wind
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Poynting-Robertson effect
, accretion disk
, chromosphere
, circumstellar shell
, interstellar wind
, radiation pressure
, shock
, stellar atmosphere
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stimulated emission (stimulatedEmission)
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stimulated emission
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laser
, maser
, population inversion
, spectrum
, stimulated radiation
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stimulated radiation (stimulatedRadiation)
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stimulated radiation
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stimulated emission
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stokes parameter (stokesParameter)
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Stokes parameter
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light polarization
, polarized radiation
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stratopause (stratopause)
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stratopause
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Earth atmosphere
, mesosphere
, stratosphere
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stratosphere (stratosphere)
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stratosphere
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Earth atmosphere
, stratopause
, tropopause
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streak photography (streakPhotography)
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streak photography
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photography
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streamer (streamer)
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streamer
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comet
, tail
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stroboscope (stroboscope)
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stroboscope
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instrument
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Stromgren photometry (StromgrenPhotometry)
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Stromgren photometry
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Stromgren uvby system
, four-color photometry
, uvby system
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medium band photometry
, photometric system
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H beta photometry
, Kapteyn selected area
, e region
, f region
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Stromgren sphere (StromgrenSphere)
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Stromgren sphere
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gaseous sphere
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interstellar matter
, ionization
, ionized gas
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strong gravitational lensing (strongGravitationalLensing)
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strong gravitational lensing (resolved)
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gravitational lensing
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FVH: new (2007-OCT-8)
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strong interaction (strongInteraction)
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strong interaction
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interaction
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nuclear physics
, weak interaction
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between atomic particle
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strontium star (strontiumStar)
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strontium star
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magnetic star
, strontium
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strontium (strontium)
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strontium (atomic number 38)
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fundamental chemical element
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strontium star
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FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
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structure (structure)
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structure
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galaxy structure
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planet
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combine with other terms
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subdwarf (subdwarf)
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subdwarf star
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subluminous star
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A subdwarf
, B subdwarf
, F subdwarf
, G subdwarf
, K subdwarf
, L subdwarf
, M subdwarf
, O subdwarf
, T subdwarf
, late-type subdwarf
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Harman-Seaton sequence
, dwarf
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subgiant (subgiant)
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subgiant star
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post-main sequence star
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A subgiant
, F subgiant
, G subgiant
, K subgiant
, M subgiant
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luminosity classification
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subluminous star (subluminousStar)
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subluminous star
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degenerate star
, subdwarf
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population II star
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submillimeter astronomy (submillimeterAstronomy)
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submillimeter astronomy
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radio astronomy
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millimeter astronomy
, radio observatory
, submillimeter radiation
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submillimeter radiation (submillimeterRadiation)
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submillimeter radiation
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submillimeter wave
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electromagnetic radiation
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submillimeter astronomy
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FVH: moved submillimeter_wave to here, cleaned up (2007-OCT-8)
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subreflector (subreflector)
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subreflector
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Cassegrain antenna
, Cassegrain focus
, radio telescope
, secondary mirror
, tertiary mirror
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sulfur (sulfur)
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sulfur (atomic number 16)
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, sulphur
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fundamental chemical element
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FVH: new (2007-OCT-25)
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summer solstice (summerSolstice)
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summer solstice
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solstice
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Tropic of Cancer
, winter solstice
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Sun (Sun)
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Sun
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star
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active Sun
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Fraunhofer line
, Hanle effect
, Solar System
, active prominence
, active region
, bailys bead
, bright point
, chromosphere
, diamond ring effect
, flare
, granulation
, granule
, Local Standard of Rest
, lunar eclipse
, macro spicule
, mottle
, photosphere
, prominence
, quiescent prominence
, solar constant
, solar corona
, solar eclipse
, solar filament
, solar physics
, solar-planetary relation
, solar surface
, solar-terrestrial relation
, spicule
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combine Sun or solar with other terms; not a complete list of terms
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sunlight (sunlight)
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sunlight
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sky brightness
, solar constant
, twilight
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sunspot cycle (sunspotCycle)
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sunspot cycle
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Maunder minimum
, butterfly diagram
, solar activity
, solar cycle
, sunspot
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sunspot group (sunspotGroup)
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sunspot group
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bipolar group
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solar activity
, sunspot number
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sunspot number (sunspotNumber)
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sunspot number
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Wolf number
, relative sunspot number
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Maunder minimum
, butterfly diagram
, solar activity
, solar cycle
, sunspot group
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sunspot (sunspot)
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sunspot
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sun spot
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starspot
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Evershed-effect
, Wilson effect
, active Sun
, bipolar group
, butterfly diagram
, emerging flux
, magnetic field
, magnetic storm
, penumbra
, plage
, prominence
, solar activity
, solar filament
, sunspot cycle
, umbra
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FVH: added ALT sun_spot, BT starspot (2007-OCT-8)
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Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect (SunyaevZeldovichEffect)
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Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect
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Sunyaev Zeldovich effect
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X-ray emission
, background radiation
, galaxy cluster
, intracluster matter
, microwave background
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supercluster (supercluster)
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supercluster
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galaxy cluster
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superconducting tunnel junction (superconductingTunnelJunction)
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super-conducting tunnel junction detector
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detector
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quantum mechanics
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FVH: new (2007-SEP-21)
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supergalactic coordinate system (supergalacticCoordinateSystem)
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supergalactic coordinate system
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celestial coordinate system
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galaxy cluster
, supergalactic latitude
, supergalactic longitude
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ES: new (2007-OCT-8)
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supergalactic latitude (supergalacticLatitude)
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supergalactic latitude
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latitude
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supergalactic coordinate system
, supergalactic longitude
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ES: (2007-OCT-8)
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supergalactic longitude (supergalacticLongitude)
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supergalactic longitude
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longitude
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supergalactic coordinate system
, supergalactic latitude
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ES: (2007-OCT-8)
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supergiant (supergiant)
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supergiant star
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high-luminosity star
, post-main sequence star
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A supergiant
, B supergiant
, F supergiant
, G supergiant
, K supergiant
, O supergiant
, early-type supergiant
, late-type supergiant
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Hubble Sandage variable star
, Lc variable star
, R Coronae Borealis star
, hypergiant
, irregular variable star
, semi-regular variable star
, supermassive star
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supergranulation (supergranulation)
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supergranulation
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granulation
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solar surface
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superhump (superhump)
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superhump
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variability
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SU Ursae Majoris star
, accretion disk
, precession
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supermassive star (supermassiveStar)
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supermassive star
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massive star
, supergiant
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supernova envelope (supernovaEnvelope)
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supernova envelope
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shock wave
, supernova
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supernova remnant (supernovaRemnant)
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supernova remnant
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SNR
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X-ray source
, black hole
, neutron star
, pulsar
, radio source
, white dwarf
, white hole
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supernova (supernova)
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supernova
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high-luminosity star
, star
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Type Ia supernova
, Type Ib supernova
, Type Ic supernova
, Type II supernova
, hypernova
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Opik theory
, cataclysmic variable star
, e-process
, frozen in element
, gravitational collapse
, mass-loss
, neutrino
, nova
, nuclear fusion
, nucleosynthesis
, optical outburst
, p process
, pre-supernova
, progenitor
, pulsar
, r-process
, runaway star
, s-process
, shock
, supernova envelope
, support system
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FVH: moved presupernovas from UF to RT (2007-SEP-21)
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support system (supportSystem)
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support system
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instrument
, supernova
, telescope
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surface brightness (surfaceBrightness)
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surface brightness
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brightness
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L galaxy
, gravity darkening
, photosphere
, surface photometry
, temperature
, von Zeipel theorem
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surface gravity (surfaceGravity)
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surface gravity
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acceleration of gravity
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diameter
, gravitational force
, gravity darkening
, line width
, luminosity
, luminosity classification
, mass
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surface of celestial body (surfaceOfCelestialBody)
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surface [celestial body]
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surface celestial body
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canyon
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Moon
, dust storm
, geology
, lunar dome
, maria
, petrology
, photosphere
, planet
, satellite
, topography
, volatile
, volcano
, water ice
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surface photometry (surfacePhotometry)
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surface photometry
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area photometry
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photometry
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drift scan
, galaxy
, isophotal diameter
, isophot
, nebula
, surface brightness
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surface property (surfaceProperty)
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surface property
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property
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albedo
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combine with other terms
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survey (survey)
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survey
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X-ray survey
, sky survey
, ultraviolet survey
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atlas
, catalog
, radio source count
, star distribution
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SU Ursae Majoris star (SuUrsaeMajorisStar)
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SU Ursae Majoris star
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dwarf nova
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WZ Sagittae star
, superhump
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S Vulpeculae star (SVulpeculaeStar)
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S Vulpeculae star
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long period variable star
, pulsating variable star
, semi-regular variable star
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Mira variable star
, RV Tauri star
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Swan band (SwanBand)
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Swan band
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molecular band
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carbon monoxide
, molecular spectrum
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SX Arietis star (SxArietisStar)
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SX Arietis star
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helium variable star
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cataclysmic variable star
, dwarf nova
, early-type variable star
, eruptive binary star
, magnetic variable star
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alpha2 Canum Venaticorum star
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FVH: deleted wrong referernces to CV's (2007-OCT-2)
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SX Phoenicis star (SxPhoenicisStar)
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SX Phoenicis star
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multi-periodic variable star
, population II star
, pulsating variable star
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symbiotic nova (symbioticNova)
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symbiotic nova
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nova
, symbiotic star
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symbiotic star (symbioticStar)
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symbiotic star
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emission line star
, eruptive binary star
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Z Andromedae star
, symbiotic nova
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P Cygni line profile
, X-ray binary star
, cataclysmic variable star
, dust shell
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symbol (symbol)
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symbol
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unit
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synchronous detector (synchronousDetector)
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synchronous detector
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detector
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synchronous rotation (synchronousRotation)
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synchronous rotation
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rotation
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close binary star
, orbit
, rotating star
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synchrotron radiation (synchrotronRadiation)
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synchrotron radiation
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electromagnetic radiation
, radiation
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cyclotron radiation
, gyrosynchrotron radiation
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Razin effect
, bremsstrahlung
, magnetohydrodynamics
, non-thermal source
, radiation mechanism
, relativistic electron
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synodic period (synodicPeriod)
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synodic period
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Solar System
, conjunction
, opposition
, planet
, syzygy
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system (system)
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system
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absorption line system
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combine with other terms
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syzygy (syzygy)
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syzygy
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conjunction
, opposition
, planet
, synodic period
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conjunction or opposition of planet
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