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| paterns of stars in the night sky |
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| the measure of amount light a star gives off |
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| the measure of the amount of light received on Earth from a star |
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| the distance light travels in one year |
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| the layer of the Sun that gives of light |
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| a layer that extends upward 2000 km above the photospere |
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| the largest layer of the Sun, extends millions of kilometers into space temperature can reach 2 million |
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| areas on the Suns surface that are darker |
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| a late stage in a stars life |
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| a stage where the star is only a hot white core. |
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| a star that has expanded because of core temperstures |
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| a collapsed core that is very dense that have very strong gravity |
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| when a core copletely collapses and creates a place where no light can penatrate |
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| a large group of stars, gas and dust that are held together by gravity |
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| the leading theory about the formation of the universe |
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