Term Index (Z)
- Z:
- Z band:
- infrared (IR): electromagnetic radiation, wavelength .74-300 micrometers
- Z boson:
- Z+: symbol for ion or ion charge
- z-band:
- zabs:
- redshift (z): change to longer wavelengths due to Doppler affects
- zem:
- redshift (z): change to longer wavelengths due to Doppler affects
- Zp:
- Z+:
- Z+: symbol for ion or ion charge
- z=2.38 Filament:
- ZAMO frame: a frame of reference that is not rotating
- ZAMS:
- zC-SINF:
- SINS: near-infrared study of distant luminous galaxies
- zCOSMOS:
- Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS): investigation of dark matter and the universe's large scale structure
- SINS: near-infrared study of distant luminous galaxies
- ZDI:
- Zeeman effect:
- Zeeman-Doppler imaging (ZDI): technique for imaging stellar magnetic fields
- Zel'dovich approximation: model of the formation of cosmological structure
- Zel'dovich pancake:
- zenith: spot on the sky directly above something
- zenith distance:
- zero angular momentum frame:
- ZAMO frame: a frame of reference that is not rotating
- zero-age main sequence (ZAMS): describes stars that just began hydrogen fusion
- zero-point energy:
- dark energy: energy theorized to accelerate the expansion of the universe
- Zeta Aurigae system:
- Zeta Tucanae:
- F-type star (F): type of star with about 1.5 times the mass of the Sun
- zinc:
- Am star: A-type star with metallic lines
- zino:
- zirconium:
- Am star: A-type star with metallic lines
- ZOA:
- ZOAG:
- zodiac:
- zodiacal light: sunlight reflected off interplanetary dust
- zonal flow: east-west air circulation
- zonal wind:
- zone: apparent "horizontal" band in an atmosphere
- zone of avoidance (ZOA): region of sky obscured by Milky Way
- zone of full illumination:
- illumination: measure of light energy producing a telescope's image
- zone of mixing:
- Hadley cell: circulation pattern of up at the equator, out, down, and back
- ZTF:
- Zw:
- Zwicky Catalog:
- Zwicky Transient Facility:
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