AstroQuiz 2012 Study Guide

Round 1 Astronomy Terms and Definitions (Check :- Astronomy Terms and Definitions)
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What is the Right Ascension of the Vernal Equinox?

What is the Declination of our Zenith? (Latitude of Trinidad is 10 o North)
The anticlockwise rotation of the planets as seen from Polaris (North) is called :The closest approach of two planets is called :The Summer Solstice is the:A Transit Occurs when:The Moon is at Perigee when:Which planets have retrograde rotation?
The rotation of the Earth with reference to the Sun is called (what kind of day?)
What is the best time to look at Jupiter?

Round 2 The Earth and the Moon (Check:- CosmicRays, The Moon, The Weather
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The Earth is:The inner core of the Earth is composed of :Hurricanes rotate anti-clockwise (in which hemisphere?)
Blue Auroras are caused by which gas?
A Lunation takes about :Lunar Maria are:The shaded area of the moon indicates (which Mare?)
Earthshine is best observed during (which phase of the moon?)
Lunar eclipses occur (when) :Solar eclipses are seen :-

Round 3 The Solar System (Check:- The Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, the Moons)
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Sunspots occur in which layer of the sun?

The clouds of Venus are composed of :Where is this frozen Carbon Dioxide ice cap?
The Martian atmosphere is composed mainly of :This image shows the Moon and which planet?
What is the second largest moon in the solar system?
Which of Saturns moons resembles the Death Star?
What is the most volcanic body in the solar system?
Which moon is the coldest place in the Solar system?
Extrasolar Planets :-

Round 4 Comets, Asteroids and Meteors (Check Comets and Asteroids)

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Meteorites are usually named after :Perseid meteors are:Where would we find Vesta?
Comets are usually named after?
The gas cloud surrounding the nucleus of a comet is know as :Which of a cometss two tails tends to trail along its path?
Short term comets have an orbital period of (how many years?)
Long term comets originate (where?)
What happen to comets eventually?
Whats the best way (if any) to protect ourselves from a comet?

Round 5 Stars (Check Stars, Giant Stars)

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Whats the name of this well known star?

What is M72?
What are Globular Clusters?
As seen from Earth, which is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere?
What are Cepheid Variables used for?
What is the bright object on the outskirts of this spiral galaxy?
What is the spectral class of these stars?
Which of these stars will live the longest?
Where would we find Rigel?
What lies at the heart of the Crab nebula?

Round 6 Deep Sky ( Check Nebulae, Galaxies)

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What is the Butterfly Nebula?

What lies at the centre of this active galaxy?
How long does it take light to travel across our Milky way galaxy?
This image shows (what kind of nebula?)
The Horsehead Nebula is located in which constellation?
This unusual object is known as ( what kind of Nebula?)
M42 is also known as :Star forming regions in this galaxy appear (what colour?)
Classify this galaxy
Galaxies are composed mainly of :

Round 7 Constellations and Mythology ( Check Constellations )

1. What asterism is found in this constellation?

2. Which one of these brothers was immortal?

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Algol represents the blinking eye of the:Who killed this lion?

Locate the Andrtomeda Galaxy
Ursa Major contains an asterism known as :What is the name of this bright star?
Who is this creature chasing?
This constellation contains which asterism?
Which bird was sent by Zeus to eat the liver of Prometheus.

Round 8 Optics, Instruments and Particles (Check Light, Telescopes and Binoculars, The Nature of Matter,
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What causes rainbow coloured images in a refracting telescope ?

What is meant by spherical aberration?
What are the properties of laser light?
What do the numbers on binoculars mean?
What determines a telescopes magnification?
Combining the signals of two or more radio telescopes is called :What is the colour of the alpha line in the hydrogen emission spectra?
What quarks make up the proton?
What does the Higgs Boson do?
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