Astronomy Terms aberration of starlight aphelion apogee armillary sphere asteroid astrolabe azimuth big bang theory black hole celestial sphere conjunction Copernican theory corona cosmology declination double star ecliptic equinox magnitude meteorite nadir nebula nova nutation orrery perigee perihelion Ptolemaic theory pulsar quasar red shift singularity solstice steady-state theory super nova syzygy zenith