celestial event Comparison Table

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celestial event comparison table

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aurora Light radiated by ions in the Earth's atmosphere, mainly near the geomagnetic poles, stimulated by bombardment by energetic particles ejected from the Sun (see solar wind). Aurorae appear about 2 days after a solar flare and reach their peak about 2 years after sunspot maximum. ionosphere the ionosphere in the polar regions of a planet celestial event

impact event The collision of two celestial bodies a crater celestial event

periodic celestial event Celestial event which occurs with a very regular period celestial event

planetary elongation event angle unit A point in the orbit of a celestial body with a specific planetary elongation such as 0°, 90° or 180° planetary elongation

solar event Sun celestial event

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Subject	has unit	has definition	is part of	occurs on	produce	has value	has location	has elongation	is a kind of	has period
aurora		Light radiated by ions in the Earth's atmosphere, mainly near the geomagnetic poles, stimulated by bombardment by energetic particles ejected from the Sun (see solar wind). Aurorae appear about 2 days after a solar flare and reach their peak about 2 years after sunspot maximum.	ionosphere				the ionosphere in the polar regions of a planet		celestial event
impact event		The collision of two celestial bodies			a crater				celestial event
periodic celestial event		Celestial event which occurs with a very regular period							celestial event
planetary elongation event	angle unit	A point in the orbit of a celestial body with a specific planetary elongation such as 0°, 90° or 180°							planetary elongation
solar event				Sun					celestial event