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

定 气 ding4qi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Five Emperors Seat, Five Emperors Constellation

五 帝 座 Wu3di4zuo4

North Celestial Pole

北 天 极 Bei3tian1ji2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Mars' atmosphere, atmosphere of Mars

火 星 大 气 Huo3xing1 da4qi4

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
TerryKenAbbie

gas giant

气 体 巨 星 qi4ti3 ju4xing1

density

密 度 mi4du4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

solar telescope

太 阳 望 远 镜 tai4yang2 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

artificial satellite, man-made satellite, satellite vehicle

人 造 卫 星 ren2zao4 wei4xing1

moons of Saturn

土 星 的 卫 星 Tu3xing1 de wei4xing1

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

morning star

晨 星 chen2xing1

Floating in Space Theory

宣 夜 Xuan1 Ye4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Polaris, the North Star

北 极 星 Bei3ji2xing1

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

surface gravity

表 面 重 力 biao3mian4 zhong4li4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

singularity

奇 点 qi2dian3

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

solar eclipse

日 蚀 ri4 shi2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Milky Way (see Yin2he2)

星 汉 Xing1han4

nodal month. draconic month

交 点 月 Jiao1dian3 yue4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

planetesimal

小 行 星 体 xiao3xing2xing1ti3

lunar eclipse

月 蚀 yue4 shi2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

outer space

外 层 空 间 wai4ceng2 kong1jian1

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

coma (luminous cloud surrounding nucleus of a comet)

彗 发 hui4fa1

horizon

天 际 tian1ji4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Ptolemy (c. 90 - 168 AD)

托 勒 密 Tuo1le4mi4

Cassiopeia

仙 后 座 Xian1hou4zuo4

worm hole

虫 洞 chong2dong4

spiral galaxy

旋 涡 星 系 xuan2wo1 xing1xi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

a rocket

一 枚 火 箭 yi4 mei2 huo3jian4

Liu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicScribFrank

solstice

至 zhi4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Hydra, Snake (constellation)

长 蛇 座 Chang2she2zuo4

Corvus, Crow (constellation)

乌 鸦 座 Wu1ya1zuo4

achrondrite

不 含 球 粒 陨 石 bu4han4qiu2li4 yun3shi2

Lyra (constellation)

天 琴 座 Tian1qin2zuo4

cosmology

宇 宙 学 yu3zhou4xue2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Milky Way galaxy

银 河 系 Yin2he2xi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

Ptolemy (c. 90 - 168 AD)

托 勒 玫 Tuo1le4mi4

Aries (constellation)

白 羊 座 Bai2yang2zuo4

Huangdi Calendar

黄 帝 历 Huang2di4 Li4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Yu Kuang

虞 邝 Yu2 Kuang4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu Weihong
KenAbbieDawn

Lagoon Nebula

礁 湖 星 云 Jiao1hu2 xing1yun2

Pluto

冥 王 星 Ming2wang2xing1

Du FengCao LihongZhou ShuoLi XinzhouFen Ran
TerryKenAbbie

Callisto

木 卫 四 Mu4wei4si4

supergiant

超 巨 型 的 星 chao1ju4xing2 de xing1

winter solstice

冬 至 dong1zhi4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Zhao Fei

赵 非 Zhao4 Fei1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

Hu Lan

斛 兰 Hu2 Lan2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Saturn has rings of meteorites around its equator.

土 星 在 赤 道 上 有 陨 星 环 。 Tu3xing1 zai4 chi4dao4shang you3 yun3xing1 huan2.

Shao DanniLiu Yu RongJin YanLiu WeihongLi Shiyan
DavidAbbie

Small Magellanic Cloud

小 麦 哲 伦 云 Xiao3 Mai4zhe2lun2 Yun2

spectral class

光 谱 分 类 guang1pu3 fen1lei4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScrib

radio telescope

无 线 电 望 远 镜 wu2xian4dian4 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

Mercury

水 星 Shui3xing1

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
JeremyStephanAnn

Ganymede

木 卫 三 Mu4wei4san1

Uranus

天 王 星 Tian1wang2xing1

Du FengCao LihongZhou ShuoLi XinzhouFen Ran
TerryKenAbbie

silver plate, plane of the universe

银 盘 yin2pan2

Travis

Da Ming Calendar

大 明 历 Da4 Ming2 Li4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

communication satellite

通 信 卫 星 tong1xin4 wei4xing1

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

Silk Book

帛 书 Bo2shu1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Apollo

阿 波 罗 E1bo1luo2

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

annular solar eclipse

日 环 食 ri4huan2shi2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

man-made satellite

人 造 卫 星 ren2zao4 wei4xing1

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

Arcturus

大 角 星 Da4jiao3xing1

Lo

木 卫 一 Mu4wei4yi1

Pleiades

昴 宿 星 Mao3 Su4xing1

escape velocity

逃 逸 速 度 tao2yi4 su4du4

Zheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Pleiades, Mao (one of the lunar mansions)

昴 Mao3

space travel

太 空 旅 行 tai4kong1 lu~3xing2

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

astronaut, cosmonaut, spaceman

宇 航 员 yu3hang2yuan2

Du FengJin YanSun BinAn Yufei
CherieDavid

Li Chunfeng

李 淳 风 Li3 Chun2feng1

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

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

闰 年 run4nian2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Regulus

轩 辕 十 四 Xuan1 Yuan2 Shi2si4

Jiang Ji

姜 岌 Jiang1 Ji2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

red giant (star)

红 巨 星 hong2ju4xing1

Centaurus, Centaur, The Centaur

半 人 马 座 Ban4ren2ma3zuo4

Omega Nebula, Horseshoe Nebula, Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula

马 蹄 星 云 Ma3ti2 xing1yun2

I have a special glass to watch the solar eclipse.

我 有 一 块 儿 特 殊 的 玻 璃 看 日 蚀 。 Wo3 you3 yi2 kuai4r te4shu1 de bo1li4 kan4 ri4shi2.

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang

ecliptic

黄 道 huang2dao4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicScrib

Crater (constellation)

巨 爵 座 Ju4jue2zuo4

apogean

远 地 点 的 yuan3di4dian3 de

starless

没 有 星 光 的 mei2you3xing1guang1 de

seasonal segment

节 气 jie2qi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Callisto

卡 里 斯 托 Ka3li3si1tuo1

rotation; rotational

自 转 zi4zhuan4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Mystical Laws

灵 宪 Ling2 Xian4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
LindsayScribFrank

precession

岁 差 sui4 cha1

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

waxing moon, first quarter moon

上 弦 shang4xian2

armillary sphere

浑 天 仪 hun2tian1yi2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

astrology

星 相 xing1xiang4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Almagest

天 文 学 大 成 Tian1wen2xue2 Da4cheng2

Great Year One; beginning of time

上 元 Shang4 Yuan2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

Johann Adam Schall von Bell

汤 若 望 Tang1 Ruo4wang4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicFrank

meteor shower

流 星 雨 liu2xing1yu3

Zhu JingLi ChunjiangGu ChunleiRuan Yilang
CricketDavidCindy

Proxima, Proxima Centauri

比 邻 星 Bi3lin2xing1

Draco (constellation)

天 龙 座 Tian1long2zuo4

Big Bang

大 爆 炸 da4bao4zha4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

satellite

卫 星 wei4xing1

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

Andromeda galaxy

仙 女 星 系 Xian1nu~3xing1zuo4

heliacal, solar, heliac

太 阳 的 tai4yang2 de

Chinese geocentric theory

浑 天 说 hun2tian1shuo1

Milky Way

银 河 Yin2he2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

Canis Major, Great Dog (constellation)

大 犬 座 Da4quan3zuo4

flying saucer

飞 碟 fei1die2

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

space technology

空 间 技 术 kong1jian1 ji4shu4

Du FengWang ChenRen ShuangTan LiLi Xinzhou
TerryDawn

meteorite

陨 星 yun3xing1

Shao DanniZhang NingZhang LiCao HuiShu Chang
KenJenniferJeremy

Purple Forbidden Enclosure

紫 微 垣 Zi3 Wei1 Yuan2

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

radio telescope

射 电 望 远 镜 she4dian4 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

meteorological observatory

气 象 台 qi4xiang4tai2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Lo

艾 奥 Ai4ao4

astronomical telescope

天 文 望 远 镜 tian1wen2 wang4yuan3jing4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Ferdinand Verbiest

南 怀 仁 Nan2 Huai2ren2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Alpha Centauri, Rigil Kent, Rigil

半 人 马 座 阿 尔 法 星 Ban4ren2ma3zuo4 A1'er3fa3 xing1

nebula

星 云 xing1yun2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

astral dome, astrodome

天 文 观 测 舱 tian1wen2 guan1ce4cang1

space station

空 间 站 kong1jian1zhan4

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

Orion, The Hunter (constellation, loan word from English)

奥 利 安 Ao4li4'an1

geocentric theory

地 心 说 di4xin1shuo1

sun god, Apollo, Sol, Titan

太 阳 神 tai4yang2shen2

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

big star, famous (entertainment) star

巨 星 ju4xing1

to divine by astrology, to cast a horoscope

星 占 xing1zhan1

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

neutron star

中 子 星 zhong1zi3xing1

Pollux, Beta Geminorum

北 河 三 Bei3he2san1

Pisces (constellation)

双 鱼 座 Shuang1yu2zuo4

water-powered armillary sphere

漏 水 转 浑 天 仪 lou4shui3 zhuan4hun2tian1yi2

anomalistic month

近 点 月 Jin4dian3 yue4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

steelyard clepsydra

秤 漏 cheng4lou4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScrib

lunar

月 的 yue4 de

sunspot

太 阳 黑 子 tai4yang2hei1zi3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Ma Jun

马 钧 Ma3 Jun1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicScribFrank

gravitation

地 心 吸 力 di4xin1 xi1li4

Zheng HaotianLiu Weihong
CashmeiraAnsel

Shen Kuo

沈 括 Shen3 Kuo4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
LindsayScribFrank

Zu Chongzhi (429-500)

祖 冲 之 Zu3 Chong1zhi1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
LindsayScribFrank

midnight sun

夜 半 太 阳 ye4ban4 tai4yang2

Qian Lezhi

钱 乐 之 Qian2 Le4zhi1

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Venus

天 金 星 Tian1jin1xing1

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
JeremyStephanAnn

Castor, Alpha Geminorum

北 河 二 Bei3he2er4

elliptical galaxy

椭 圆 星 系 tuo3yuan2 xing1xi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu Weihong
KenAbbieDawn

companion star

伴 星 ban4xing1

Zhu JingRuan YilangLiu WeihongPan Zilong
Kaylee

lunar module

月 球 模 块 yue4qiu2 mo2kuai4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

perihelion

近 日 点 jin4ri4dian3

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Seyfert galaxy

赛 弗 特 星 系 Sai4fu2te4 xing1xi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

multiple star

聚 星 ju4xing1

Big Dipper, the Plow (constellation)

北 斗 星 Bei3dou3xing1

Bamboo Annals

竹 书 纪 年 Zhu2shu1 Ji4nian2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

gnomon

圭 表 gui1biao3

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

astrophysics

天 体 物 理 tian1ti3wu4li3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

pulsar

脉 冲 星 mai4chong1xing1

Canopy Heaven Theory

盖 天 Gai4 Tian1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

module

模 块 mo2kuai4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

armillary sphere

转 浑 天 仪 zhuan4hun2tian1yi2

seismometer

候 风 地 动 仪 hou4feng1 di4dong4 yi2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

pulsating radio source

脉 冲 射 电 源 mai4chong1she4 dian4yuan2

meteor

陨 石 yun3shi2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Copernican theory

哥 白 尼 学 说 Ge1bai2ni2 xue2shuo1

seismograph

地 震 仪 di4zhen4 yi2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

reflecting telescope

反 射 望 远 镜 fan3shi4 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

x-ray

X-射 线 x-she4xian4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Egg Shell Theory, Whole Sky Theory

浑 天 Hun2 Tian1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

heliocentric

以 太 阳 为 中 心 的 yi3tai4yang2wei2zhong1xin1 de

asterism, cluster of stars

星 群 xing1qun2

terrestrial planet

类 地 行 星 lei4di4 xing2xing1

refracting telescope

折 光 望 远 镜 zhe2guang1 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

evening star

晚 星 wan3xing1

Alpha Crucis

南 十 字 星 座 α 星 Nan2shi2zi4zuo4 alpha xing1

Azure Dragon of the East

东 方 苍 龙 Dong1 Fang1 Cang1 Long2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

square table

正 方 寨 zheng4fang1 zhai4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Tycho Brahe

第 谷 Di4gu3

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

detection

检 波 jian3bo1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

geosynchronous satellite

地 球 同 步 人 造 卫 星 di4qiu2 tong2bu4 ren2zao4 wei4xing1

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

Vesta

灶 神 星 Zao4shen2xing1

Ganymede

加 尼 美 得 Jia1ni2mei3de2

astronomy

天 文 tian1wen2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

sundial, sun's shadow

日 晷 ri4gui3

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Aquarius (constellation)

宝 瓶 座 Bao3ping2zuo4

star group

星 群 xing1qun2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

celestial globe

天 体 仪 tian1ti3 yi2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Jovian planet

类 木 行 星 Lei4mu4 xing2xing1

giant star, megastar, super star, outstanding figure

巨 星 ju4xing1

interstellar, interplanetary

星 际 xing1ji4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

celestial motion

视 运 动 shi4yun4dong4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

retrograde, backwards

向 后 的 xiang4hou4 de

Europa

欧 罗 巴 Ou1luo2ba1

Ceres

谷 神 星 Gu3shen2xing1

Zheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

gaseous nebula

气 体 星 云 qi4ti3 xing1yun2

seismometer

地 震 检 波 器 di4zhen4 jian3bo1 qi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

variable star

变 星 bian4xing1

Spring and Autumn Annals

春 秋 Chun1qiu1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

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

平 气 ping2qi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Mars

火 星 Huo3xing1

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidSarahChris

total lunar eclipse

月 全 食 yue4quan2shi2

circumpolar star

拱 极 星 gong3ji2xing1

normal spiral galaxy

正 常 旋 涡 星 系 zheng4chang2 xuan2wo1 xing1xi4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

refractor telescope

折 射 镜 望 远 镜 zhe2she4jing4 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

orbit

轨 道 gui3dao4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Andromeda galaxy

仙 女 座 星 系 Xian1nu~3zuo4 xing1xi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

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

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang

Ursa Major, Great Bear (constellation)

大 熊 座 Da4xiong1zuo4

Sagittarius (constellation)

射 手 座 She4shou3zuo4

star cluster

星 团 xing1tuan2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Earth, the globe

地 球 di4qiu2

Zhang MengLiu Yu RongHuang XuLiu WeihongCao Li Hua
DaveMaggyAustin

Capricornus, Capricorn (constellation)

摩 羯 座 Mo2jie2zuo4

light year

光 年 guang1nian2

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Pegasus (constellation)

飞 马 座 Fei1ma3zuo4

28 Lunar Mansions, 28 Chinese constellations

二 十 八 宿 Er4shi2ba1 Xiu4

Metonic cycle

章 法 Zhang1fa3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

planetary nebula

行 星 状 星 云 xing2xing1zhuang4 xing1yun2

Vermillion Bird of the South, Vermillion Phoenix of the South

南 方 朱 雀 Nan3 Fang1 Zhu1 Que4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Yu Xi

虞 喜 Yu2 Xi3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu Weihong
KenAbbieDawn

astronaut

宇 航 员 yu3hang2yuan2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Neptune

海 王 星 Hai3wang2xing1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

zenith telescope

天 顶 仪 tian1ding3 yi2

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

Vega

织 女 星 Zhi1nu~3xing1

Libra (constellation)

天 秤 座 Tian1cheng4zuo4

starless

没 有 星 的 mei2you3xing1 de

Black Tortoise of the North

北 方 玄 武 Bei3 Fang1 Xuan2 Wu3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

constellation

宿 xiu4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu Weihong
NicLindsayScribFrank

Bootes (constellation)

牧 夫 座 Mu4fu1zuo4

Supreme Palace Enclosure

太 微 垣 Tai4 Wei1 Yuan2

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Markarian galaxy

马 卡 林 星 系 Ma3ka3lin2 xing1xi4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

unit

单 位 dan1wei4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Jia Kui

贾 逵 Jia3 Kui3

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Titan

土 卫 六 Tu3wei4liu4

Ursa Minor, Little Bear, Little Dipper (constellation)

小 熊 座 Xiao3xiong1zuo4

mass (physics)

质 量 zhi4liang4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

summer solstice

夏 至 xia4zhi4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Galilean satellite, Galilean (one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo)

伽 利 略 卫 星 Jia1li4lue4

meteor swarm

流 星 群 liu2xing1qun2

south facing chariot

指 南 车 zhi3nan2che1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

absolute magnitude

绝 对 星 等 jue2dui4 xing1deng3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

space suit

航 天 服 hang2tian1fu

Liu WeihongGu ChunleiAn Yufei
DavidAbbie

meteoroid

流 星 体 liu2xing1ti3

crater

火 山 口 huo3shan1kou3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

equatorial telescope

赤 道 仪 chi4dao4 yi2

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

Saturn

土 星 Tu3xing1

Shao DanniZhang NingZhang LiCao HuiShu Chang
KenJenniferJeremy

White Tiger of the West

西 方 白 虎 Xi1 Fang1 Bai2 Hu3

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

fixed star

恒 星 heng2xing1

Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis

参 宿 四 Shen1xiu4si4

observatory

观 象 台 guan1xiang4tai2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

superior planet

外 行 星 wai4xing2xing1

flare star

耀 星 yao4xing1

space probe

空 间 探 索 kong1jian1 tan4suo3

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

Andromeda (constellation)

仙 女 座 Xian1nu~3zuo4

meteor, falling star, shooting star

流 星 liu2xing1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

constellation of the Green Dragon

苍 龙 cang1long2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

simplified armillary, abridged armillary

简 仪 jian3yi2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

Ptolemaic system

托 勒 玫 体 系 Tuo1le4mei2 ti3xi4

aphelion

远 日 点 yuan3ri4dian3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

space (as in space travel)

空 间 kong1jian1

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

star map, star chart

星 图 xing1tu2

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

planetesimal hypothesis

星 子 假 说 xing1zi3 jiao3shuo1

astronomical unit (AU)

天 文 单 位 tian1wen2 dan1wei4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

moon

月 球 yue4qiu2

clepsydra

漏 刻 lou4ke4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

asteroid

小 行 星 xiao3xing1xing1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

average surface temperature

表 面 平 均 温 度 biao3mian4 ping2jun1 wen1du4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Jupiter

木 星 Mu4xing1

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
JeremyStephanAnn

Zu Geng

祖 靠 Zu3 Geng4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicScribFrank

Fu An

傅 安 Fu4 An1

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

They pretended they were on Mars.

他 们 假 装 了 在 火 星 上 。 Ta1men jia3zhuang1 zai4 Huo3xing1 shang le.

Du FengCao LihongZhou ShuoLi XinzhouFen Ran
TerryKenAbbie

white dwarf

白 矮 星 bai2'ai3xing1

Guo Shoujing

郭 守 敬 Guo1 Shou3jing4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScrib

Titan

泰 坦 星 Tai4tan3xing1

Heavenly Market Enclosure

天 市 垣 Tian1 Shi4 Yuan2

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Tucana (constellation)

杜 鹃 座 Du4juan1zuo4

Cancer (constellation)

巨 蟹 座 Ju4xie4zuo4

Aquarius (constellation)

水 瓶 座 Shui3ping2zuo4

Europa

木 卫 二 Mu4wei4er4

supernova

超 新 星 chao1xin1xing1

Gemini (constellation)

双 子 座 Shuang1zi3zuo4

ring galaxy

星 系 xing1xi4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

nova, new star, temporary star

新 星 xin1xing1

Ceres

谷 神 星 Gu3shen2xing1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

waning moon, last quarter moon

下 弦 xia4xian2

waxing crescent moon

眉 月 mei2yue4

Eris

厄 里 斯 E4li3si1

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

observatory

天 文 台 tian1wen2tai2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

nebular hypothesis

星 云 假 说 xing1yun2 jia3shuo1

syzygy theorem

合 系 定 理 he2xi4 ding4li3

telescope

望 远 镜 wang4yuan3jing4

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
JeremyStephanAnn

Telstar satellite

电 星 通 信 卫 星 Dian4xing1 tong1xin4 wei4xing1

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

Eris

厄 里 斯 E4li3si1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

meteorite

陨 星 yun3xing1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

meteorologist

气 象 学 家 qi4xiang4xue2jia1

Sun BinZheng JieSun XiaomeiLi Shiyan
DavidAbbie

Lupus (constellation)

豺 狼 座 Chai2lang2zuo4

rotational period

自 转 周 期 zi4zhuan4 zhou1qi1

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

bolide, fireball

火 流 星 huo3liu2xing1

constellation

星 座 xing1zuo4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

red dwarf (star)

红 矮 星 hong2ai3xing1

chrondrite

球 粒 状 陨 石 qiu2li4zhuang4 yun3shi2

Cygnus (constellation), Northern Cross

天 鹅 座 Tian1e2zuo4

Azure Dragon of the East

东 方 青 龙 Dong1 Fang1 Qing1 Long2

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

Sirius, Dog Star, Canicula, Sothis

天 狼 星 Tian2lang2xing1

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 - 1547, Polish astronomer)

哥 白 尼 Ge1bai2ni2

altazimuth telescope

地 平 经 纬 望 远 镜 di4ping2 jing1wei3 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

Yi Xing (683-727)

一 行 Yi1 Xing2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

spheroidal galaxy

椭 球 星 系 tuo3qiu2 xing1xi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

space age

太 空 时 代 tai4kong1 shi2dai4

Du FengJin YanSun BinAn Yufei
CherieDavid

spaceman

宇 宙 人 yu3zhou4ren2

Du FengJin YanSun BinAn Yufei
CherieDavid

dwarf planet

矮 行 星 ai3xing2xing1

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

astronaut, cosmonaut, spaceman

太 空 人 tai4kong1ren2

Du FengJin YanSun BinAn Yufei
CherieDavid

Canis Minor, Little Dog (constellation)

小 犬 座 Xiao3quan3zuo4

dwarf star

矮 星 ai3xing1

Scorpius, Scorpio (constellation)

天 蝎 座 Tian1xie1zuo4

Rigel, Beta Orionis

参 宿 七 Shen1xiu4qi1

black hole

黑 洞 hei1dong4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Zhang Heng

张 衡 Zhang1 Heng2

Sun BinZheng JieSun XiaomeiLi Shiyan

inferior planet

内 行 星 nei4xing2xing1

starlike, starry

星 形 的 xing1xing2 de

Liu Chuo

刘 绰 Liu2 Chuo4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

diffuse nebula

弥 漫 星 云 mi2man4 xing1yun2

binary star, double star

双 子 星 shuang1zi3xing1

Da Yan calendar

大 衍 历 Da4 Yan3 Li4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

geocentric

以 地 球 为 中 心 的 yi3di4qiu2wei2zhong1xin1 de

Geng Shoucang

耿 寿 苍 Geng3 Shou4cang1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

Taurus, the Bull (constellation)

金 牛 座 Jin1niu2zuo4

parsec (3.26 light years)

秒 差 距 miao3cha1ju4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

meteor

流 星 liu2xing1

Zhu JingLi ChunjiangGu ChunleiRuan Yilang
CricketDavidCindy

chaos, spirit, vitality, vigor

元 气 yuan2qi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Crab nebula

蟹 状 星 云 xie4zhuang4 xing1yun2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

total solar eclipse

日 全 食 ri4quan2shi2

Hercules (constellation)

武 仙 座 Wu3xian1zuo4

Orion, The Hunter (constellation)

猎 户 座 Lie4hu4zuo4

Large Magellanic Cloud

大 麦 哲 伦 云 Da4 Mai4zhe2lun2 Yun2

gravity

重 力 zhong4li4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
CashmeiraAnsel

alien

外 星 人 wai4xing1ren2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

radiation

辐 射 fu2she4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

Ceres

谷 神 星 Gu3shen2xing1

Southern Cross, Crux, Crux Australis

南 十 字 座 Nan2shi2zi4zuo4

celestial body, heavenly body

星 球 xing1qiu2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

comet

彗 星 hui4xing1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

Magellanic Cloud

麦 哲 伦 云 Mai4zhe2lun2 Yun2

the sidereal year

恒 星 年 heng2xing1nian2

CeCelia

water powered armillary

水 运 浑 天 仪 shui3yun4 hun2tian1yi2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

quasar, quasi stellar object, ASO

类 星 体 lei4xing1ti3

Hydrus (constellation)

水 蛇 座 Shui3she2zuo4

star catalog, star catalogue

星 表 xing1biao3

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn


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