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How many constellations are in the night sky?
88
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What is the zero point also known as?
The first point of aries or the Vernal Equinox
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How old is the universe?
13.7 billion years
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What is the farthest we can see?
Cosmic Microwave Background Raditation
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What was the earliest sign of life?
Cambrien Explosion
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Distance to the sun?
1 AU
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What does 63,936 AU equal?
1 LY
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What is a grouping of stars in the sky called?
Asterism
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Angle around the sky
Azimuth
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Highest point in the sky
Zennith
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How much is the Earth tilted?
23.5 degrees
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Tampa's latitude?
28.1 degrees
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Equation for declination
Dec >/ 90-latitude
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What are the circumpolar constellations?
Ursa Minor, Ursa Major, Draco. Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Camelopardalis
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Which constellation contains the pole star?
Ursa Minor
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Which constellation contains delphacephei?
Cepheus
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Who discovered delphacephei?
Henrietta Leavitt
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What constellation does Draco wrap around?
Ursa Minor
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What star used to be the pole star?
Thuban
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What is Draco's alpha star?
Thuban
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What usually makes a star alpha in a constellation?
Its brightness
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What is the faintest circumpolar constellation?
Camelopardalis
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Which two planets spin the wrong way?
Venus & Uranus
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Best place to view a star?
Observers Meridian
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Pleiades
7 daughters of Atlas whom Orion pursues. Changed into stars, 2 of them have famous children.
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Who discovered that the milky way was full of stars?
Galileo
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What the first human made radio transmission?
1894 Marconi
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What constellation does Antares reside?
Scorpio
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What constellation does Spica reside?
Virgo
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What does Cassiopeia look like?
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What does cepheus look like?
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What are the major arms of the milky way?
Scutum Centaurous & Perseus Arm
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What is the name for the "sun's neighborhood" where the Earth resides?
Orion Spur
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Who is our largest companion?
Andromeda
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Arbiter of all things astronomical
IAU (International Astronomical Union)
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First elements
Hydrogen, helium, lithium
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How many minutes in an arc
60
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Who invented magnitude?
Hipparchus
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The brightest star in the night sky
Sirius
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Two stars in big dipper that point to polaris
Merak and Dubhe
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What hemisphere is there no pole star?
Southern hemisphere
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What element does red stand for?
Sulfate
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What constellation does the band of the milky way go through?
Cassiopeia
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What constellation has had the most supernovae?
Cepheus
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What element does green stand for?
Hydrogen
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What element does blue stand for?
Oxygen
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What does yellow represent?
A mix of elements
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Where is the sun during the equinox?
Celestial Equator
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Who discovered Pluto?
Clyde Tombaugh
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Where is Pluto located?
Kuiper Belt
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Three rules for a planets
1: Round 2: Orbit the sun 3: Orbit clear of debris
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What direction does the Earth rotate?
counter clockwise