Astronomy

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Laomedeia (moon)

Laomedeia (Neptune XII): a small outer moon of Neptune

Large Zenith Telescope

Larissa (moon)

Larissa (Neptune moon)

Las Campanas Observatory

Late Heavy Bombardment

Late Heavy Bombardment — lunar cataclysm and its planetary effects

LBV 1806-20

LBV 1806-20: Galactic luminous blue variable candidate and extremely luminous star

Leda (moon)

Leda (moon of Jupiter)

Lenticular galaxy

Lenticular galaxy (S0): intermediate disk galaxies between spirals and ellipticals

Leo (astrology)

Leo (constellation)

Leo (constellation): the Lion of the zodiac

Leo Minor

Leonids

Lepus (constellation)

Libra (astrology)

Libra (astrology)

Libra, the Scales, is the zodiac sign associated with balance, relationships, and aesthetics. It is an air sign ruled by Venus and spans late September to late October in the tropi

Libra (constellation)

Lick Observatory

Ligeia Mare

Ligeia Mare — a large hydrocarbon sea on Titan

Light curve

Light curve (astronomy)

Light year

Light year — the astronomical unit of distance

Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research

Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR)

Local Group

Local Group (galaxy group containing the Milky Way and Andromeda)

Lockman Hole

Lockman Hole (low neutral-hydrogen window in the sky)

Loge (moon)

Longitude of the ascending node

Low Earth orbit

Low Earth orbit (LEO): characteristics, uses, and history

Luhman 16

Luhman 16 — nearby binary brown dwarf system

Luminosity

Luminosity (astronomy): intrinsic energy output of stars and objects

Luminous blue variable

Luminous blue variable (LBV)

Luna

Luna 1

Luna 1 — Soviet first probe to reach the Moon's vicinity and enter solar orbit

Lunar calendar

Lunar eclipse

Lunar mare

Lunar mare (maria): the dark basaltic plains of the Moon

Lunar south pole

Lunar south pole: permanently shadowed craters and polar ice

Lunisolar calendar

Lunokhod 1

Lunokhod 1 — Soviet lunar rover and first successful remote rover on the Moon

Lupus (constellation)

Luyten 726-8

Lynx (constellation)

Lyra

Lysithea (moon)

Lysithea — a small prograde moon of Jupiter

M43

M78

M78 (Messier 78) — a reflection nebula in Orion

Mab (moon)

Mab (moon of Uranus)

Magellan (spacecraft)

Magellan Telescopes

Magellanic Clouds

Magnetar