Eris 厄 里 斯 E4li3si1

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Titan 泰 坦 星 Tai4tan3xing1

 lunar eclipse 月 蚀 yue4 shi2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Eris 厄 里 斯 E4li3si1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 meteorite 陨 星 yun3xing1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Yi Xing (683-727) 一 行 Yi1 Xing2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 chrondrite 球 粒 状 陨 石 qiu2li4zhuang4 yun3shi2

 total solar eclipse 日 全 食 ri4quan2shi2

 interstellar, interplanetary 星 际 xing1ji4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 space technology 空 间 技 术 kong1jian1 ji4shu4

Du FengWang ChenRen ShuangTan LiLi Xinzhou
TerryDawn

 Lyra (constellation) 天 琴 座 Tian1qin2zuo4

 Canis Major, Great Dog (constellation) 大 犬 座 Da4quan3zuo4

 astrology 星 相 xing1xiang4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 Johann Adam Schall von Bell 汤 若 望 Tang1 Ruo4wang4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicFrank

 coma (luminous cloud surrounding nucleus of a comet) 彗 发 hui4fa1

 Tucana (constellation) 杜 鹃 座 Du4juan1zuo4

 Arcturus 大 角 星 Da4jiao3xing1

 comet 彗 星 hui4xing1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 the sidereal year 恒 星 年 heng2xing1nian2

CeCelia

 Great Year One; beginning of time 上 元 Shang4 Yuan2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

 midnight sun 夜 半 太 阳 ye4ban4 tai4yang2

 gas giant 气 体 巨 星 qi4ti3 ju4xing1

 astronaut 宇 航 员 yu3hang2yuan2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 meteor, falling star, shooting star 流 星 liu2xing1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 astral dome, astrodome 天 文 观 测 舱 tian1wen2 guan1ce4cang1

 Galilean satellite, Galilean (one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo) 伽 利 略 卫 星 Jia1li4lue4

 celestial globe 天 体 仪 tian1ti3 yi2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 circumpolar star 拱 极 星 gong3ji2xing1

 star cluster 星 团 xing1tuan2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 Spring and Autumn Annals 春 秋 Chun1qiu1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 planetesimal 小 行 星 体 xiao3xing2xing1ti3

 Large Magellanic Cloud 大 麦 哲 伦 云 Da4 Mai4zhe2lun2 Yun2

 Supreme Palace Enclosure 太 微 垣 Tai4 Wei1 Yuan2

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Andromeda galaxy 仙 女 星 系 Xian1nu~3xing1zuo4

 Big Dipper, the Plow (constellation) 北 斗 星 Bei3dou3xing1

 Jia Kui 贾 逵 Jia3 Kui3

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 syzygy theorem 合 系 定 理 he2xi4 ding4li3

 solar eclipse 日 蚀 ri4 shi2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 astronomical telescope 天 文 望 远 镜 tian1wen2 wang4yuan3jing4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 surface gravity 表 面 重 力 biao3mian4 zhong4li4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Azure Dragon of the East 东 方 青 龙 Dong1 Fang1 Qing1 Long2

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 normal spiral galaxy 正 常 旋 涡 星 系 zheng4chang2 xuan2wo1 xing1xi4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 solstice 至 zhi4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 companion star 伴 星 ban4xing1

Zhu JingRuan YilangLiu WeihongPan Zilong
Kaylee

 Canopy Heaven Theory 盖 天 Gai4 Tian1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 pulsar 脉 冲 星 mai4chong1xing1

 Aquarius (constellation) 水 瓶 座 Shui3ping2zuo4

 heliocentric 以 太 阳 为 中 心 的 yi3tai4yang2wei2zhong1xin1 de

 28 Lunar Mansions, 28 Chinese constellations 二 十 八 宿 Er4shi2ba1 Xiu4

 Pluto 冥 王 星 Ming2wang2xing1

Du FengCao LihongZhou ShuoLi XinzhouFen Ran
TerryKenAbbie

 Heavenly Market Enclosure 天 市 垣 Tian1 Shi4 Yuan2

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Mars' atmosphere, atmosphere of Mars 火 星 大 气 Huo3xing1 da4qi4

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
TerryKenAbbie

 Sagittarius (constellation) 射 手 座 She4shou3zuo4

 seismograph 地 震 仪 di4zhen4 yi2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 astronaut, cosmonaut, spaceman 宇 航 员 yu3hang2yuan2

Du FengJin YanSun BinAn Yufei
CherieDavid

 observatory 观 象 台 guan1xiang4tai2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 Cancer (constellation) 巨 蟹 座 Ju4xie4zuo4

 radiation 辐 射 fu2she4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 space suit 航 天 服 hang2tian1fu

Liu WeihongGu ChunleiAn Yufei
DavidAbbie

 Zu Chongzhi (429-500) 祖 冲 之 Zu3 Chong1zhi1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
LindsayScribFrank

 rotational period 自 转 周 期 zi4zhuan4 zhou1qi1

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 spectral class 光 谱 分 类 guang1pu3 fen1lei4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScrib

 Crab nebula 蟹 状 星 云 xie4zhuang4 xing1yun2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

 Callisto 木 卫 四 Mu4wei4si4

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

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 Pleiades 昴 宿 星 Mao3 Su4xing1

 refracting telescope 折 光 望 远 镜 zhe2guang1 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 Milky Way 银 河 Yin2he2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

 Regulus 轩 辕 十 四 Xuan1 Yuan2 Shi2si4

 ring galaxy 星 系 xing1xi4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 sun god, Apollo, Sol, Titan 太 阳 神 tai4yang2shen2

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 red giant (star) 红 巨 星 hong2ju4xing1

 Jiang Ji 姜 岌 Jiang1 Ji2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 giant star, megastar, super star, outstanding figure 巨 星 ju4xing1

 parsec (3.26 light years) 秒 差 距 miao3cha1ju4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Shen Kuo 沈 括 Shen3 Kuo4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
LindsayScribFrank

 nebula 星 云 xing1yun2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

 Lo 艾 奥 Ai4ao4

 sunspot 太 阳 黑 子 tai4yang2hei1zi3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 diffuse nebula 弥 漫 星 云 mi2man4 xing1yun2

 red dwarf (star) 红 矮 星 hong2ai3xing1

 Saturn 土 星 Tu3xing1

Shao DanniZhang NingZhang LiCao HuiShu Chang
KenJenniferJeremy

 radio telescope 射 电 望 远 镜 she4dian4 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 Hydra, Snake (constellation) 长 蛇 座 Chang2she2zuo4

 orbit 轨 道 gui3dao4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 star catalog, star catalogue 星 表 xing1biao3

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 Pollux, Beta Geminorum 北 河 三 Bei3he2san1

 Ptolemy (c. 90 - 168 AD) 托 勒 玫 Tuo1le4mi4

 astronomical unit (AU) 天 文 单 位 tian1wen2 dan1wei4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 spaceman 宇 宙 人 yu3zhou4ren2

Du FengJin YanSun BinAn Yufei
CherieDavid

 Liu Chuo 刘 绰 Liu2 Chuo4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 Bootes (constellation) 牧 夫 座 Mu4fu1zuo4

 Black Tortoise of the North 北 方 玄 武 Bei3 Fang1 Xuan2 Wu3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Almagest 天 文 学 大 成 Tian1wen2xue2 Da4cheng2

 Mystical Laws 灵 宪 Ling2 Xian4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
LindsayScribFrank

 Uranus 天 王 星 Tian1wang2xing1

Du FengCao LihongZhou ShuoLi XinzhouFen Ran
TerryKenAbbie

 big star, famous (entertainment) star 巨 星 ju4xing1

 Cassiopeia 仙 后 座 Xian1hou4zuo4

 Scorpius, Scorpio (constellation) 天 蝎 座 Tian1xie1zuo4

 flying saucer 飞 碟 fei1die2

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Magellanic Cloud 麦 哲 伦 云 Mai4zhe2lun2 Yun2

 Titan 土 卫 六 Tu3wei4liu4

 constellation 星 座 xing1zuo4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 Seyfert galaxy 赛 弗 特 星 系 Sai4fu2te4 xing1xi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

 neutron star 中 子 星 zhong1zi3xing1

 light year 光 年 guang1nian2

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Silk Book 帛 书 Bo2shu1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Milky Way galaxy 银 河 系 Yin2he2xi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

 Fu An 傅 安 Fu4 An1

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 seasonal segment 节 气 jie2qi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 steelyard clepsydra 秤 漏 cheng4lou4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScrib

 Draco (constellation) 天 龙 座 Tian1long2zuo4

 Omega Nebula, Horseshoe Nebula, Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula 马 蹄 星 云 Ma3ti2 xing1yun2

 Ganymede 木 卫 三 Mu4wei4san1

 equatorial telescope 赤 道 仪 chi4dao4 yi2

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 rotation; rotational 自 转 zi4zhuan4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 gnomon 圭 表 gui1biao3

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 Cygnus (constellation), Northern Cross 天 鹅 座 Tian1e2zuo4

 refractor telescope 折 射 镜 望 远 镜 zhe2she4jing4 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 lunar 月 的 yue4 de

 spiral galaxy 旋 涡 星 系 xuan2wo1 xing1xi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

 starless 没 有 星 光 的 mei2you3xing1guang1 de

 asterism, cluster of stars 星 群 xing1qun2

 space probe 空 间 探 索 kong1jian1 tan4suo3

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

 seismometer 地 震 检 波 器 di4zhen4 jian3bo1 qi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Venus 天 金 星 Tian1jin1xing1

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
JeremyStephanAnn

 pulsating radio source 脉 冲 射 电 源 mai4chong1she4 dian4yuan2

 meteor swarm 流 星 群 liu2xing1qun2

 dwarf star 矮 星 ai3xing1

 total lunar eclipse 月 全 食 yue4quan2shi2

 heliacal, solar, heliac 太 阳 的 tai4yang2 de

 Jovian planet 类 木 行 星 Lei4mu4 xing2xing1

 White Tiger of the West 西 方 白 虎 Xi1 Fang1 Bai2 Hu3

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 supergiant 超 巨 型 的 星 chao1ju4xing2 de xing1

 Capricornus, Capricorn (constellation) 摩 羯 座 Mo2jie2zuo4

 summer solstice 夏 至 xia4zhi4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Jupiter 木 星 Mu4xing1

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
JeremyStephanAnn

 Lagoon Nebula 礁 湖 星 云 Jiao1hu2 xing1yun2

 Hu Lan 斛 兰 Hu2 Lan2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 morning star 晨 星 chen2xing1

 silver plate, plane of the universe 银 盘 yin2pan2

Travis

 Purple Forbidden Enclosure 紫 微 垣 Zi3 Wei1 Yuan2

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 starlike, starry 星 形 的 xing1xing2 de

 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

 elliptical galaxy 椭 圆 星 系 tuo3yuan2 xing1xi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu Weihong
KenAbbieDawn

 detection 检 波 jian3bo1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 gaseous nebula 气 体 星 云 qi4ti3 xing1yun2

 armillary sphere 转 浑 天 仪 zhuan4hun2tian1yi2

 Apollo 阿 波 罗 E1bo1luo2

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 precession 岁 差 sui4 cha1

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 meteoroid 流 星 体 liu2xing1ti3

 Da Ming Calendar 大 明 历 Da4 Ming2 Li4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Aries (constellation) 白 羊 座 Bai2yang2zuo4

 Vesta 灶 神 星 Zao4shen2xing1

 constellation 宿 xiu4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu Weihong
NicLindsayScribFrank

 asteroid 小 行 星 xiao3xing1xing1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Floating in Space Theory 宣 夜 Xuan1 Ye4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 south facing chariot 指 南 车 zhi3nan2che1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Vermillion Bird of the South, Vermillion Phoenix of the South 南 方 朱 雀 Nan3 Fang1 Zhu1 Que4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Gemini (constellation) 双 子 座 Shuang1zi3zuo4

 Telstar satellite 电 星 通 信 卫 星 Dian4xing1 tong1xin4 wei4xing1

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 - 1547, Polish astronomer) 哥 白 尼 Ge1bai2ni2

 to divine by astrology, to cast a horoscope 星 占 xing1zhan1

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 space travel 太 空 旅 行 tai4kong1 lu~3xing2

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

 planetesimal hypothesis 星 子 假 说 xing1zi3 jiao3shuo1

 perihelion 近 日 点 jin4ri4dian3

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 zenith telescope 天 顶 仪 tian1ding3 yi2

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 astrophysics 天 体 物 理 tian1ti3wu4li3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis 参 宿 四 Shen1xiu4si4

 achrondrite 不 含 球 粒 陨 石 bu4han4qiu2li4 yun3shi2

 Yu Xi 虞 喜 Yu2 Xi3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu Weihong
KenAbbieDawn

 Egg Shell Theory, Whole Sky Theory 浑 天 Hun2 Tian1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Pegasus (constellation) 飞 马 座 Fei1ma3zuo4

 multiple star 聚 星 ju4xing1

 Neptune 海 王 星 Hai3wang2xing1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 meteorologist 气 象 学 家 qi4xiang4xue2jia1

Sun BinZheng JieSun XiaomeiLi Shiyan
DavidAbbie

 astronomy 天 文 tian1wen2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 Orion, The Hunter (constellation) 猎 户 座 Lie4hu4zuo4

 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

 meteor 陨 石 yun3shi2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Bamboo Annals 竹 书 纪 年 Zhu2shu1 Ji4nian2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Ceres 谷 神 星 Gu3shen2xing1

Zheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Mercury 水 星 Shui3xing1

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
JeremyStephanAnn

 Aquarius (constellation) 宝 瓶 座 Bao3ping2zuo4

 aphelion 远 日 点 yuan3ri4dian3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Southern Cross, Crux, Crux Australis 南 十 字 座 Nan2shi2zi4zuo4

 geocentric theory 地 心 说 di4xin1shuo1

 space station 空 间 站 kong1jian1zhan4

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

 Small Magellanic Cloud 小 麦 哲 伦 云 Xiao3 Mai4zhe2lun2 Yun2

 celestial motion 视 运 动 shi4yun4dong4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 star map, star chart 星 图 xing1tu2

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Andromeda galaxy 仙 女 座 星 系 Xian1nu~3zuo4 xing1xi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

 bolide, fireball 火 流 星 huo3liu2xing1

 mass (physics) 质 量 zhi4liang4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Europa 木 卫 二 Mu4wei4er4

 meteor shower 流 星 雨 liu2xing1yu3

Zhu JingLi ChunjiangGu ChunleiRuan Yilang
CricketDavidCindy

 lunar module 月 球 模 块 yue4qiu2 mo2kuai4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Sirius, Dog Star, Canicula, Sothis 天 狼 星 Tian2lang2xing1

 Crater (constellation) 巨 爵 座 Ju4jue2zuo4

 satellite 卫 星 wei4xing1

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 absolute magnitude 绝 对 星 等 jue2dui4 xing1deng3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 black hole 黑 洞 hei1dong4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 man-made satellite 人 造 卫 星 ren2zao4 wei4xing1

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 water-powered armillary sphere 漏 水 转 浑 天 仪 lou4shui3 zhuan4hun2tian1yi2

 Lo 木 卫 一 Mu4wei4yi1

 Earth, the globe 地 球 di4qiu2

Zhang MengLiu Yu RongHuang XuLiu WeihongCao Li Hua
DaveMaggyAustin

 average surface temperature 表 面 平 均 温 度 biao3mian4 ping2jun1 wen1du4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 white dwarf 白 矮 星 bai2'ai3xing1

 reflecting telescope 反 射 望 远 镜 fan3shi4 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 spheroidal galaxy 椭 球 星 系 tuo3qiu2 xing1xi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

 moons of Saturn 土 星 的 卫 星 Tu3xing1 de wei4xing1

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Ferdinand Verbiest 南 怀 仁 Nan2 Huai2ren2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 Zhao Fei 赵 非 Zhao4 Fei1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

 x-ray X-射 线 x-she4xian4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Yu Kuang 虞 邝 Yu2 Kuang4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu Weihong
KenAbbieDawn

 Centaurus, Centaur, The Centaur 半 人 马 座 Ban4ren2ma3zuo4

 Alpha Crucis 南 十 字 星 座 α 星 Nan2shi2zi4zuo4 alpha xing1

 geocentric 以 地 球 为 中 心 的 yi3di4qiu2wei2zhong1xin1 de

 meteorite 陨 星 yun3xing1

Shao DanniZhang NingZhang LiCao HuiShu Chang
KenJenniferJeremy

 alien 外 星 人 wai4xing1ren2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Mars 火 星 Huo3xing1

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidSarahChris

 artificial satellite, man-made satellite, satellite vehicle 人 造 卫 星 ren2zao4 wei4xing1

 sundial, sun's shadow 日 晷 ri4gui3

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 Pleiades, Mao (one of the lunar mansions) 昴 Mao3

 Ptolemaic system 托 勒 玫 体 系 Tuo1le4mei2 ti3xi4

 Huangdi Calendar 黄 帝 历 Huang2di4 Li4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 worm hole 虫 洞 chong2dong4

 Orion, The Hunter (constellation, loan word from English) 奥 利 安 Ao4li4'an1

 telescope 望 远 镜 wang4yuan3jing4

Zhu JingCheng HongZheng HaotianRuan Yilang
JeremyStephanAnn

 crater 火 山 口 huo3shan1kou3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Rigel, Beta Orionis 参 宿 七 Shen1xiu4qi1

 constellation of the Green Dragon 苍 龙 cang1long2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 retrograde, backwards 向 后 的 xiang4hou4 de

 Guo Shoujing 郭 守 敬 Guo1 Shou3jing4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScrib

 communication satellite 通 信 卫 星 tong1xin4 wei4xing1

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 Ma Jun 马 钧 Ma3 Jun1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicScribFrank

 terrestrial planet 类 地 行 星 lei4di4 xing2xing1

 Libra (constellation) 天 秤 座 Tian1cheng4zuo4

 fixed star 恒 星 heng2xing1

 winter solstice 冬 至 dong1zhi4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Vega 织 女 星 Zhi1nu~3xing1

 nova, new star, temporary star 新 星 xin1xing1

 space age 太 空 时 代 tai4kong1 shi2dai4

Du FengJin YanSun BinAn Yufei
CherieDavid

 Tycho Brahe 第 谷 Di4gu3

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 Li Chunfeng 李 淳 风 Li3 Chun2feng1

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 Markarian galaxy 马 卡 林 星 系 Ma3ka3lin2 xing1xi4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 annular solar eclipse 日 环 食 ri4huan2shi2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 Europa 欧 罗 巴 Ou1luo2ba1

 solar telescope 太 阳 望 远 镜 tai4yang2 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 Five Emperors Seat, Five Emperors Constellation 五 帝 座 Wu3di4zuo4

 escape velocity 逃 逸 速 度 tao2yi4 su4du4

Zheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Hercules (constellation) 武 仙 座 Wu3xian1zuo4

 flare star 耀 星 yao4xing1

 radio telescope 无 线 电 望 远 镜 wu2xian4dian4 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
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

 square table 正 方 寨 zheng4fang1 zhai4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 seismometer 候 风 地 动 仪 hou4feng1 di4dong4 yi2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Ganymede 加 尼 美 得 Jia1ni2mei3de2

 anomalistic month 近 点 月 Jin4dian3 yue4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 binary star, double star 双 子 星 shuang1zi3xing1

 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

 Callisto 卡 里 斯 托 Ka3li3si1tuo1

 gravitation 地 心 吸 力 di4xin1 xi1li4

Zheng HaotianLiu Weihong
CashmeiraAnsel

 Geng Shoucang 耿 寿 苍 Geng3 Shou4cang1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

 meteorological observatory 气 象 台 qi4xiang4tai2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 gravity 重 力 zhong4li4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
CashmeiraAnsel

 space (as in space travel) 空 间 kong1jian1

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

 density 密 度 mi4du4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 waxing moon, first quarter moon 上 弦 shang4xian2

 variable star 变 星 bian4xing1

 Da Yan calendar 大 衍 历 Da4 Yan3 Li4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Ptolemy (c. 90 - 168 AD) 托 勒 密 Tuo1le4mi4

 Polaris, the North Star 北 极 星 Bei3ji2xing1

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 observatory 天 文 台 tian1wen2tai2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 celestial body, heavenly body 星 球 xing1qiu2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 evening star 晚 星 wan3xing1

 chaos, spirit, vitality, vigor 元 气 yuan2qi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 moon 月 球 yue4qiu2

 Metonic cycle 章 法 Zhang1fa3

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
KenAbbieDawn

 dwarf planet 矮 行 星 ai3xing2xing1

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Ceres 谷 神 星 Gu3shen2xing1

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 method to divide sky into 24 segments based on equal size of arc (15 degrees) 定 气 ding4qi4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 inferior planet 内 行 星 nei4xing2xing1

 meteor 流 星 liu2xing1

Zhu JingLi ChunjiangGu ChunleiRuan Yilang
CricketDavidCindy

 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

 Corvus, Crow (constellation) 乌 鸦 座 Wu1ya1zuo4

 Chinese geocentric theory 浑 天 说 hun2tian1shuo1

 waning moon, last quarter moon 下 弦 xia4xian2

 quasar, quasi stellar object, ASO 类 星 体 lei4xing1ti3

 Alpha Centauri, Rigil Kent, Rigil 半 人 马 座 阿 尔 法 星 Ban4ren2ma3zuo4 A1'er3fa3 xing1

 North Celestial Pole 北 天 极 Bei3tian1ji2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 horizon 天 际 tian1ji4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 star group 星 群 xing1qun2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 altazimuth telescope 地 平 经 纬 望 远 镜 di4ping2 jing1wei3 wang4yuan3jing4

Zheng HaotianZhu JingSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
KenAbbieDawn

 Ursa Major, Great Bear (constellation) 大 熊 座 Da4xiong1zuo4

 Milky Way (see Yin2he2) 星 汉 Xing1han4

 supernova 超 新 星 chao1xin1xing1

 Lupus (constellation) 豺 狼 座 Chai2lang2zuo4

 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

 a rocket 一 枚 火 箭 yi4 mei2 huo3jian4

Liu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicScribFrank

 apogean 远 地 点 的 yuan3di4dian3 de

 module 模 块 mo2kuai4

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 singularity 奇 点 qi2dian3

Sun JingsuZheng HaotianLiu WeihongGu Chunlei
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Taurus, the Bull (constellation) 金 牛 座 Jin1niu2zuo4

 nodal month. draconic month 交 点 月 Jiao1dian3 yue4

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 planetary nebula 行 星 状 星 云 xing2xing1zhuang4 xing1yun2

 Proxima, Proxima Centauri 比 邻 星 Bi3lin2xing1

 Qian Lezhi 钱 乐 之 Qian2 Le4zhi1

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 outer space 外 层 空 间 wai4ceng2 kong1jian1

Du FengZhuo ShuoTan LiLi Xinzhou
DavidChris

 astronaut, cosmonaut, spaceman 太 空 人 tai4kong1ren2

Du FengJin YanSun BinAn Yufei
CherieDavid

 Andromeda (constellation) 仙 女 座 Xian1nu~3zuo4

 Castor, Alpha Geminorum 北 河 二 Bei3he2er4

 Big Bang 大 爆 炸 da4bao4zha4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 armillary sphere 浑 天 仪 hun2tian1yi2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 water powered armillary 水 运 浑 天 仪 shui3yun4 hun2tian1yi2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 clepsydra 漏 刻 lou4ke4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 simplified armillary, abridged armillary 简 仪 jian3yi2

Liu WeihongShao JingxianSun XiaomeiAn Yufei
KenAbbieDawn

 cosmology 宇 宙 学 yu3zhou4xue2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 ecliptic 黄 道 huang2dao4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicScrib

 Ursa Minor, Little Bear, Little Dipper (constellation) 小 熊 座 Xiao3xiong1zuo4

 unit 单 位 dan1wei4

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank

 Zhang Heng 张 衡 Zhang1 Heng2

Sun BinZheng JieSun XiaomeiLi Shiyan

 Hydrus (constellation) 水 蛇 座 Shui3she2zuo4

 Copernican theory 哥 白 尼 学 说 Ge1bai2ni2 xue2shuo1

 Zu Geng 祖 靠 Zu3 Geng4

Zheng HaotianSun XiaomeiAn YufeiLi Shiyan
NicScribFrank

 superior planet 外 行 星 wai4xing2xing1

 Canis Minor, Little Dog (constellation) 小 犬 座 Xiao3quan3zuo4

 nebular hypothesis 星 云 假 说 xing1yun2 jia3shuo1

 waxing crescent moon 眉 月 mei2yue4

 starless 没 有 星 的 mei2you3xing1 de

 Pisces (constellation) 双 鱼 座 Shuang1yu2zuo4

 Ceres 谷 神 星 Gu3shen2xing1

 Azure Dragon of the East 东 方 苍 龙 Dong1 Fang1 Cang1 Long2

Zhu JingLi ShiyanLiu WeihongRuan Yilang
NicLindsayScribFrank


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