ASTRAL ° a s t r o n o m y f a c t s

✧astronomy✧

astronomy (n.)
as·tron·o·my  \ əˈs-trɒ-nə-mi \
the branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.

astrophile (n.)
as·tro·phile  \ ˈas-trə-ˌfīl \
a person who loves stars, astronomy ; an amateur astronomer.

selenophile (n.)
se·le·no·phile  \ sə-̇ˈ'lē-nəˌ-fīl \
a person who loves the moon.

asterism (n.)
as·ter·ism  \ ˈas-tə-ˌri-zəm \
a group of stars that form a pattern in the night sky.

lucida (n.)
lu·ci·da  \ lü-sə-də \
the brightest star in a constellation.

supernova (n.)
su·per·no·va  \ sü-pər-ˈnō-və \
the explosion of a star in which the star may reach a maximum intrinsic luminosity one billion times that of the sun.

sidereal (adj.)
si·de·re·al  \ sī-ˈdir-ē-əl \
relating to or expressed in relation to stars or constellations.