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Milky Way Activities
- Define the 'light year', and give some examples of its use in expressing distances in the cosmos.
- Describe the size, shape and structure of our Milky Way galaxy.
- Imagine you are flying a spaceship from the Pleiades star cluster to our Sun. Describe some of the star systems you might pass on the way.
- Summarise the evidence for the existence of fierce stellar winds blowing from young stars.
- Briefly discuss the life and times of a star like our Sun from birth to death.
- Explain the difference between a nova and a supernova.
- Outline the sequence of events leading up to the destruction of a massive star in a supernova explosion.
- What is the Crab Nebula, and what would you find at the heart of this nebula?
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