Liu2 Chuo4

Liu Chuo 刘 绰

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

jin4ri4dian3

perihelion 近 日 点

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Tian1qin2zuo4

Lyra (constellation) 天 琴 座

tuo3yuan2 xing1xi4

elliptical galaxy 椭 圆 星 系

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu Weihong
KenAbbieDawn

Ta1 mei2 yi4si le. Wo3 bu4 zhi1dao4 wo3men wei4shen2me kan4 yue4shi2, shen2me ye3 mei2 you3.

This is boring. I don't know why we have to watch a lunar eclipse, nothing happens. 太 没 意 思 了 。 我 不 知 道 我 们 为 什 么 要 看 月 蚀 ， 什 么 也 没 有 。

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang

hang2tian1fu

space suit 航 天 服

Liu WeihongGu ChunleiAn Yufei
DavidAbbie

Tian2lang2xing1

Sirius, Dog Star, Canicula, Sothis 天 狼 星

Ming2wang2xing1

Pluto 冥 王 星

Du FengCao LihongZhou ShuoLi XinzhouFen Ran
TerryKenAbbie

xing1yun2 jia3shuo1

nebular hypothesis 星 云 假 说

Yin2he2xi4

Milky Way galaxy 银 河 系

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

she4dian4 wang4yuan3jing4

radio telescope 射 电 望 远 镜

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

ju4xing1

giant star, megastar, super star, outstanding figure 巨 星

xia4zhi4

summer solstice 夏 至

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Tian1jin1xing1

Venus 天 金 星

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
JeremyStephanAnn

shuang1zi3xing1

binary star, double star 双 子 星

Zu3 Geng4

Zu Geng 祖 靠

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicScribFrank

Yu2 Xi3

Yu Xi 虞 喜

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu Weihong
KenAbbieDawn

yu3zhou4ren2

spaceman 宇 宙 人

Du FengJin YanSun BinAn Yufei
CherieDavid

liu2xing1ti3

meteoroid 流 星 体

Xuan1 Ye4

Floating in Space Theory 宣 夜

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Gu3shen2xing1

Ceres 谷 神 星

Zheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

lei4xing1ti3

quasar, quasi stellar object, ASO 类 星 体

hei1dong4

black hole 黑 洞

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

liu2xing1

meteor, falling star, shooting star 流 星

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

hun2tian1shuo1

Chinese geocentric theory 浑 天 说

Tian1cheng4zuo4

Libra (constellation) 天 秤 座

Jiang1 Ji2

Jiang Ji 姜 岌

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

dan1wei4

unit 单 位

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

jue2dui4 xing1deng3

absolute magnitude 绝 对 星 等

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Ju4jue2zuo4

Crater (constellation) 巨 爵 座

Shen1xiu4qi1

Rigel, Beta Orionis 参 宿 七

jian3bo1

detection 检 波

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

qi4ti3 xing1yun2

gaseous nebula 气 体 星 云

da4bao4zha4

Big Bang 大 爆 炸

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Chun1qiu1

Spring and Autumn Annals 春 秋

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

xing1biao3

star catalog, star catalogue 星 表

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Bo2shu1

Silk Book 帛 书

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

She4shou3zuo4

Sagittarius (constellation) 射 手 座

Zhi1nu~3xing1

Vega 织 女 星

Da4xiong1zuo4

Ursa Major, Great Bear (constellation) 大 熊 座

ai3xing1

dwarf star 矮 星

tai4yang2 wang4yuan3jing4

solar telescope 太 阳 望 远 镜

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

hun2tian1yi2

armillary sphere 浑 天 仪

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Dong1 Fang1 Cang1 Long2

Azure Dragon of the East 东 方 苍 龙

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

xing1qun2

asterism, cluster of stars 星 群

zhe2guang1 wang4yuan3jing4

refracting telescope 折 光 望 远 镜

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

yuan2qi4

chaos, spirit, vitality, vigor 元 气

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

yi3tai4yang2wei2zhong1xin1 de

heliocentric 以 太 阳 为 中 心 的

Yu2 Kuang4

Yu Kuang 虞 邝

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu Weihong
KenAbbieDawn

Bai2yang2zuo4

Aries (constellation) 白 羊 座

guan1xiang4tai2

observatory 观 象 台

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

xiu4

constellation 宿

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu Weihong
NicLindsayScribFrank

ri4gui3

sundial, sun's shadow 日 晷

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

xing1zhan1

to divine by astrology, to cast a horoscope 星 占

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

kong1jian1 ji4shu4

space technology 空 间 技 术

Du FengWang ChenRen ShuangTan LiLi Xinzhou
TerryDawn

liu2xing1

meteor 流 星

Zhu JingLi ChunjiangGu ChunleiRuan Yilang
CricketDavidCindy

Zu3 Chong1zhi1

Zu Chongzhi (429-500) 祖 冲 之

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
LindsayScribFrank

bai2'ai3xing1

white dwarf 白 矮 星

Ju4xie4zuo4

Cancer (constellation) 巨 蟹 座

Jin4dian3 yue4

anomalistic month 近 点 月

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

kong1jian1

space (as in space travel) 空 间

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

qiu2li4zhuang4 yun3shi2

chrondrite 球 粒 状 陨 石

chong2dong4

worm hole 虫 洞

jie2qi4

seasonal segment 节 气

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Xi1 Fang1 Bai2 Hu3

White Tiger of the West 西 方 白 虎

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

wai4xing1ren2

alien 外 星 人

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

hui4xing1

comet 彗 星

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

zheng4fang1 zhai4

square table 正 方 寨

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Xuan1 Yuan2 Shi2si4

Regulus 轩 辕 十 四

wai4xing2xing1

superior planet 外 行 星

ren2zao4 wei4xing1

man-made satellite 人 造 卫 星

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

Mu4wei4san1

Ganymede 木 卫 三

Tian1long2zuo4

Draco (constellation) 天 龙 座

zhong1zi3xing1

neutron star 中 子 星

xing1xing2 de

starlike, starry 星 形 的

bian4xing1

variable star 变 星

wang4yuan3jing4

telescope 望 远 镜

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
JeremyStephanAnn

xing1ji4

interstellar, interplanetary 星 际

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

tai4yang2hei1zi3

sunspot 太 阳 黑 子

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Di4gu3

Tycho Brahe 第 谷

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Mo2jie2zuo4

Capricornus, Capricorn (constellation) 摩 羯 座

yin2pan2

silver plate, plane of the universe 银 盘

Travis

yu3hang2yuan2

astronaut 宇 航 员

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Tian1wen2xue2 Da4cheng2

Almagest 天 文 学 大 成

Jia1li4lue4

Galilean satellite, Galilean (one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo) 伽 利 略 卫 星

lou4shui3 zhuan4hun2tian1yi2

water-powered armillary sphere 漏 水 转 浑 天 仪

Tu3xing1 zai4 chi4dao4shang you3 yun3xing1 huan2.

Saturn has rings of meteorites around its equator. 土 星 在 赤 道 上 有 陨 星 环 。

Shao DanniLiu Yu RongJin YanLiu WeihongLi Shiyan
DavidAbbie

Da4quan3zuo4

Canis Major, Great Dog (constellation) 大 犬 座

wai4ceng2 kong1jian1

outer space 外 层 空 间

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

yao4xing1

flare star 耀 星

fan3shi4 wang4yuan3jing4

reflecting telescope 反 射 望 远 镜

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

tian1ji4

horizon 天 际

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Tai4 Wei1 Yuan2

Supreme Palace Enclosure 太 微 垣

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Shang4 Yuan2

Great Year One; beginning of time 上 元

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

Jia3 Kui3

Jia Kui 贾 逵

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

ju4xing1

multiple star 聚 星

tai4kong1ren2

astronaut, cosmonaut, spaceman 太 空 人

Du FengJin YanSun BinAn Yufei
CherieDavid

zi4zhuan4 zhou1qi1

rotational period 自 转 周 期

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Ta1men jia3zhuang1 zai4 Huo3xing1 shang le.

They pretended they were on Mars. 他 们 假 装 了 在 火 星 上 。

Du FengCao LihongZhou ShuoLi XinzhouFen Ran
TerryKenAbbie

Wu3di4zuo4

Five Emperors Seat, Five Emperors Constellation 五 帝 座

Er4shi2ba1 Xiu4

28 Lunar Mansions, 28 Chinese constellations 二 十 八 宿

Jiao1dian3 yue4

nodal month. draconic month 交 点 月

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

xing1zuo4

constellation 星 座

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Xian1hou4zuo4

Cassiopeia 仙 后 座

ban4xing1

companion star 伴 星

Zhu JingRuan YilangLiu WeihongPan Zilong
Kaylee

Xiao3quan3zuo4

Canis Minor, Little Dog (constellation) 小 犬 座

Bei3he2san1

Pollux, Beta Geminorum 北 河 三

Chai2lang2zuo4

Lupus (constellation) 豺 狼 座

shui3yun4 hun2tian1yi2

water powered armillary 水 运 浑 天 仪

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

yun3xing1

meteorite 陨 星

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

ping2qi4

method to divide sky into 24 segments based on equal number of days to divide seasons 平 气

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

huo3shan1kou3

crater 火 山 口

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Bi3lin2xing1

Proxima, Proxima Centauri 比 邻 星

xing1xi4

ring galaxy 星 系

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

chi4dao4 yi2

equatorial telescope 赤 道 仪

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

Du4juan1zuo4

Tucana (constellation) 杜 鹃 座

yue4 shi2

lunar eclipse 月 蚀

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Shui3she2zuo4

Hydrus (constellation) 水 蛇 座

Jin1niu2zuo4

Taurus, the Bull (constellation) 金 牛 座

yue4qiu2

moon 月 球

Wu1ya1zuo4

Corvus, Crow (constellation) 乌 鸦 座

xie4zhuang4 xing1yun2

Crab nebula 蟹 状 星 云

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

Tu3xing1 de wei4xing1

moons of Saturn 土 星 的 卫 星

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Zhu2shu1 Ji4nian2

Bamboo Annals 竹 书 纪 年

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

xing1yun2

nebula 星 云

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

Tuo1le4mi4

Ptolemy (c. 90 - 168 AD) 托 勒 密

xuan2wo1 xing1xi4

spiral galaxy 旋 涡 星 系

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

ai3xing2xing1

dwarf planet 矮 行 星

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

tai4kong1 shi2dai4

space age 太 空 时 代

Du FengJin YanSun BinAn Yufei
CherieDavid

Shen3 Kuo4

Shen Kuo 沈 括

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
LindsayScribFrank

zhi3nan2che1

south facing chariot 指 南 车

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Zao4shen2xing1

Vesta 灶 神 星

Zhang1 Heng2

Zhang Heng 张 衡

Sun BinZheng JieSun XiaomeiLi Shiyan

tai4yang2 de

heliacal, solar, heliac 太 阳 的

tong1xin4 wei4xing1

communication satellite 通 信 卫 星

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

tai4yang2shen2

sun god, Apollo, Sol, Titan 太 阳 神

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

xiang4hou4 de

retrograde, backwards 向 后 的

fu2she4

radiation 辐 射

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

xin1xing1

nova, new star, temporary star 新 星

Zhao4 Fei1

Zhao Fei 赵 非

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

bu4han4qiu2li4 yun3shi2

achrondrite 不 含 球 粒 陨 石

yuan3ri4dian3

aphelion 远 日 点

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

zheng4chang2 xuan2wo1 xing1xi4

normal spiral galaxy 正 常 旋 涡 星 系

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

ren2zao4 wei4xing1

artificial satellite, man-made satellite, satellite vehicle 人 造 卫 星

Ma3ti2 xing1yun2

Omega Nebula, Horseshoe Nebula, Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula 马 蹄 星 云

tian1wen2tai2

observatory 天 文 台

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Tu3xing1

Saturn 土 星

Shao DanniZhang NingZhang LiCao HuiShu Chang
KenJenniferJeremy

Yin2he2

Milky Way 银 河

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

Mu4fu1zuo4

Bootes (constellation) 牧 夫 座

tian1wen2 wang4yuan3jing4

astronomical telescope 天 文 望 远 镜

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

wu2xian4dian4 wang4yuan3jing4

radio telescope 无 线 电 望 远 镜

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

E4li3si1

Eris 厄 里 斯

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

mei2you3xing1 de

starless 没 有 星 的

xing1qiu2

celestial body, heavenly body 星 球

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Ka3li3si1tuo1

Callisto 卡 里 斯 托

tian1ti3wu4li3

astrophysics 天 体 物 理

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Mu4wei4si4

Callisto 木 卫 四

Ge1bai2ni2

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 - 1547, Polish astronomer) 哥 白 尼

Bei3he2er4

Castor, Alpha Geminorum 北 河 二

qi4ti3 ju4xing1

gas giant 气 体 巨 星

xing1qun2

star group 星 群

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

zhi4liang4

mass (physics) 质 量

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Wo3 you3 yi2 kuai4r te4shu1 de bo1li4 kan4 ri4shi2.

I have a special glass to watch the solar eclipse. 我 有 一 块 儿 特 殊 的 玻 璃 看 日 蚀 。

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang

biao3mian4 zhong4li4

surface gravity 表 面 重 力

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Ban4ren2ma3zuo4 A1'er3fa3 xing1

Alpha Centauri, Rigil Kent, Rigil 半 人 马 座 阿 尔 法 星

xing1zi3 jiao3shuo1

planetesimal hypothesis 星 子 假 说

mo2kuai4

module 模 块

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

huang2dao4

ecliptic 黄 道

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicScrib

hong2ai3xing1

red dwarf (star) 红 矮 星

Ma3 Jun1

Ma Jun 马 钧

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicScribFrank

liu2xing1qun2

meteor swarm 流 星 群

xia4xian2

waning moon, last quarter moon 下 弦

zhong4li4

gravity 重 力

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
CashmeiraAnsel

Ban4ren2ma3zuo4

Centaurus, Centaur, The Centaur 半 人 马 座

Zhang1fa3

Metonic cycle 章 法

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

yi3di4qiu2wei2zhong1xin1 de

geocentric 以 地 球 为 中 心 的

Mu4wei4er4

Europa 木 卫 二

gong3ji2xing1

circumpolar star 拱 极 星

di4qiu2

Earth, the globe 地 球

Zhang MengLiu Yu RongHuang XuLiu WeihongCao Li Hua
DaveMaggyAustin

yue4quan2shi2

total lunar eclipse 月 全 食

Xian1nu~3zuo4

Andromeda (constellation) 仙 女 座

Huang2di4 Li4

Huangdi Calendar 黄 帝 历

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Ai4ao4

Lo 艾 奥

Da4 Mai4zhe2lun2 Yun2

Large Magellanic Cloud 大 麦 哲 伦 云

gui1biao3

gnomon 圭 表

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

he2xi4 ding4li3

syzygy theorem 合 系 定 理

qi4xiang4tai2

meteorological observatory 气 象 台

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

kong1jian1zhan4

space station 空 间 站

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

gui3dao4

orbit 轨 道

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Bei3 Fang1 Xuan2 Wu3

Black Tortoise of the North 北 方 玄 武

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Ma3ka3lin2 xing1xi4

Markarian galaxy 马 卡 林 星 系

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Tian1 Shi4 Yuan2

Heavenly Market Enclosure 天 市 垣

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Mao3 Su4xing1

Pleiades 昴 宿 星

mai4chong1she4 dian4yuan2

pulsating radio source 脉 冲 射 电 源

Ge1bai2ni2 xue2shuo1

Copernican theory 哥 白 尼 学 说

tao2yi4 su4du4

escape velocity 逃 逸 速 度

Zheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

mi4du4

density 密 度

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Xiao3 Mai4zhe2lun2 Yun2

Small Magellanic Cloud 小 麦 哲 伦 云

Dian4xing1 tong1xin4 wei4xing1

Telstar satellite 电 星 通 信 卫 星

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

wei4xing1

satellite 卫 星

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

yuan3di4dian3 de

apogean 远 地 点 的

tian1wen2 dan1wei4

astronomical unit (AU) 天 文 单 位

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Tian1xie1zuo4

Scorpius, Scorpio (constellation) 天 蝎 座

tian1wen2

astronomy 天 文

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Hun2 Tian1

Egg Shell Theory, Whole Sky Theory 浑 天

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

guang1nian2

light year 光 年

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

ye4ban4 tai4yang2

midnight sun 夜 半 太 阳

Li3 Chun2feng1

Li Chunfeng 李 淳 风

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

tuo3qiu2 xing1xi4

spheroidal galaxy 椭 球 星 系

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

Tian1e2zuo4

Cygnus (constellation), Northern Cross 天 鹅 座

Mai4zhe2lun2 Yun2

Magellanic Cloud 麦 哲 伦 云

Lie4hu4zuo4

Orion, The Hunter (constellation) 猎 户 座

xing1xiang4

astrology 星 相

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Tian1wang2xing1

Uranus 天 王 星

Du FengCao LihongZhou ShuoLi XinzhouFen Ran
TerryKenAbbie

zhuan4hun2tian1yi2

armillary sphere 转 浑 天 仪

Jiao1hu2 xing1yun2

Lagoon Nebula 礁 湖 星 云

Nan2shi2zi4zuo4 alpha xing1

Alpha Crucis 南 十 字 星 座 α 星

Da4 Ming2 Li4

Da Ming Calendar 大 明 历

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Geng3 Shou4cang1

Geng Shoucang 耿 寿 苍

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

xiao3xing2xing1ti3

planetesimal 小 行 星 体

Huo3xing1

Mars 火 星

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidSarahChris

kong1jian1 tan4suo3

space probe 空 间 探 索

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

Da4 Yan3 Li4

Da Yan calendar 大 衍 历

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

tai4kong1 lu~3xing2

space travel 太 空 旅 行

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

Tuo1le4mei2 ti3xi4

Ptolemaic system 托 勒 玫 体 系

x-she4xian4

x-ray X-射 线

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

fei1die2

flying saucer 飞 碟

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

ri4 shi2

solar eclipse 日 蚀

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Xiao3xiong1zuo4

Ursa Minor, Little Bear, Little Dipper (constellation) 小 熊 座

Bei3dou3xing1

Big Dipper, the Plow (constellation) 北 斗 星

huo3liu2xing1

bolide, fireball 火 流 星

di4xin1shuo1

geocentric theory 地 心 说

yue4qiu2 mo2kuai4

lunar module 月 球 模 块

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Ao4li4'an1

Orion, The Hunter (constellation, loan word from English) 奥 利 安

Bei3tian1ji2

North Celestial Pole 北 天 极

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Mu4wei4yi1

Lo 木 卫 一

Gu3shen2xing1

Ceres 谷 神 星

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

jian3yi2

simplified armillary, abridged armillary 简 仪

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

E1bo1luo2

Apollo 阿 波 罗

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

Xian1nu~3zuo4 xing1xi4

Andromeda galaxy 仙 女 座 星 系

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

Xian1nu~3xing1zuo4

Andromeda galaxy 仙 女 星 系

Fu4 An1

Fu An 傅 安

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

ju4xing1

big star, famous (entertainment) star 巨 星

di4ping2 jing1wei3 wang4yuan3jing4

altazimuth telescope 地 平 经 纬 望 远 镜

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

ri4quan2shi2

total solar eclipse 日 全 食

Sai4fu2te4 xing1xi4

Seyfert galaxy 赛 弗 特 星 系

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

Xing1han4

Milky Way (see Yin2he2) 星 汉

zhi4

solstice 至

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

heng2xing1

fixed star 恒 星

mei2you3xing1guang1 de

starless 没 有 星 光 的

Wu3xian1zuo4

Hercules (constellation) 武 仙 座

Tang1 Ruo4wang4

Johann Adam Schall von Bell 汤 若 望

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicFrank

yu3hang2yuan2

astronaut, cosmonaut, spaceman 宇 航 员

Du FengJin YanSun BinAn Yufei
CherieDavid

Nan2 Huai2ren2

Ferdinand Verbiest 南 怀 仁

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

shang4xian2

waxing moon, first quarter moon 上 弦

Tuo1le4mi4

Ptolemy (c. 90 - 168 AD) 托 勒 玫

Dong1 Fang1 Qing1 Long2

Azure Dragon of the East 东 方 青 龙

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Jia1ni2mei3de2

Ganymede 加 尼 美 得

Tai4tan3xing1

Titan 泰 坦 星

yue4 de

lunar 月 的

qi2dian3

singularity 奇 点

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

xiao3xing1xing1

asteroid 小 行 星

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

xing1tu2

star map, star chart 星 图

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

yu3zhou4xue2

cosmology 宇 宙 学

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

mai4chong1xing1

pulsar 脉 冲 星

heng2xing1nian2

the sidereal year 恒 星 年

CeCelia

Hu2 Lan2

Hu Lan 斛 兰

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

run4nian2

leap year (an extra month - run4 - is added to the lunar calendar to adjust, so 13 months instead of 12) 闰 年

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

qi4xiang4xue2jia1

meteorologist 气 象 学 家

Sun BinZheng JieSun XiaomeiLi Shiyan
DavidAbbie

lou4ke4

clepsydra 漏 刻

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Tu3wei4liu4

Titan 土 卫 六

Da4jiao3xing1

Arcturus 大 角 星

Huo3xing1 da4qi4

Mars' atmosphere, atmosphere of Mars 火 星 大 气

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
TerryKenAbbie

mi2man4 xing1yun2

diffuse nebula 弥 漫 星 云

guang1pu3 fen1lei4

spectral class 光 谱 分 类

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScrib

Mu4xing1

Jupiter 木 星

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
JeremyStephanAnn

zi4zhuan4

rotation; rotational 自 转

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

cheng4lou4

steelyard clepsydra 秤 漏

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScrib

xing2xing1zhuang4 xing1yun2

planetary nebula 行 星 状 星 云

Bei3ji2xing1

Polaris, the North Star 北 极 星

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

chao1xin1xing1

supernova 超 新 星

Shuang1zi3zuo4

Gemini (constellation) 双 子 座

Lei4mu4 xing2xing1

Jovian planet 类 木 行 星

nei4xing2xing1

inferior planet 内 行 星

di4zhen4 jian3bo1 qi4

seismometer 地 震 检 波 器

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

di4xin1 xi1li4

gravitation 地 心 吸 力

Zheng HaotianLiu Weihong
CashmeiraAnsel

Yi1 Xing2

Yi Xing (683-727) 一 行

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

di4zhen4 yi2

seismograph 地 震 仪

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Gu3shen2xing1

Ceres 谷 神 星

Chang2she2zuo4

Hydra, Snake (constellation) 长 蛇 座

Nan2shi2zi4zuo4

Southern Cross, Crux, Crux Australis 南 十 字 座

yun3xing1

meteorite 陨 星

Shao DanniZhang NingZhang LiCao HuiShu Chang
KenJenniferJeremy

Nan3 Fang1 Zhu1 Que4

Vermillion Bird of the South, Vermillion Phoenix of the South 南 方 朱 雀

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

hui4fa1

coma (luminous cloud surrounding nucleus of a comet) 彗 发

E4li3si1

Eris 厄 里 斯

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Shen1xiu4si4

Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis 参 宿 四

ri4huan2shi2

annular solar eclipse 日 环 食

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

hou4feng1 di4dong4 yi2

seismometer 候 风 地 动 仪

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

di4qiu2 tong2bu4 ren2zao4 wei4xing1

geosynchronous satellite 地 球 同 步 人 造 卫 星

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

tian1ding3 yi2

zenith telescope 天 顶 仪

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

sui4 cha1

precession 岁 差

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

ding4qi4

method to divide sky into 24 segments based on equal size of arc (15 degrees) 定 气

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Shui3ping2zuo4

Aquarius (constellation) 水 瓶 座

hong2ju4xing1

red giant (star) 红 巨 星

Mao3

Pleiades, Mao (one of the lunar mansions) 昴

Qian2 Le4zhi1

Qian Lezhi 钱 乐 之

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

tian1ti3 yi2

celestial globe 天 体 仪

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

yi4 mei2 huo3jian4

a rocket 一 枚 火 箭

Liu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicScribFrank

cang1long2

constellation of the Green Dragon 苍 龙

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

shi4yun4dong4

celestial motion 视 运 动

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

zhe2she4jing4 wang4yuan3jing4

refractor telescope 折 射 镜 望 远 镜

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

dong1zhi4

winter solstice 冬 至

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

tian1wen2 guan1ce4cang1

astral dome, astrodome 天 文 观 测 舱

Zi3 Wei1 Yuan2

Purple Forbidden Enclosure 紫 微 垣

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

liu2xing1yu3

meteor shower 流 星 雨

Zhu JingLi ChunjiangGu ChunleiRuan Yilang
CricketDavidCindy

mei2yue4

waxing crescent moon 眉 月

biao3mian4 ping2jun1 wen1du4

average surface temperature 表 面 平 均 温 度

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Fei1ma3zuo4

Pegasus (constellation) 飞 马 座

xing1tuan2

star cluster 星 团

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Gai4 Tian1

Canopy Heaven Theory 盖 天

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Bao3ping2zuo4

Aquarius (constellation) 宝 瓶 座

lei4di4 xing2xing1

terrestrial planet 类 地 行 星

wan3xing1

evening star 晚 星

Guo1 Shou3jing4

Guo Shoujing 郭 守 敬

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScrib

Shui3xing1

Mercury 水 星

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
JeremyStephanAnn

chao1ju4xing2 de xing1

supergiant 超 巨 型 的 星

Hai3wang2xing1

Neptune 海 王 星

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

chen2xing1

morning star 晨 星

Ling2 Xian4

Mystical Laws 灵 宪

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
LindsayScribFrank

yun3shi2

meteor 陨 石

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Shuang1yu2zuo4

Pisces (constellation) 双 鱼 座

miao3cha1ju4

parsec (3.26 light years) 秒 差 距

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Ou1luo2ba1

Europa 欧 罗 巴


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