Planets
What Planet is called the "Red Planet"
Mars
How many planets our in our Solar System
Eight Planets
Name three measurements that Astronomers can collect on Stars
Magnitude (Luminosity and Brightness) Size Motion Companions Mass Composition Temperature Age Distance *
What was the date of our most recent Eclipse
April 8th
What was the movie seen through the window in our telescope lab?
School of Rock
Name the Four Terrestrial Planets
Mercury Venus Earth and Mars
What is the name of the Galaxy which contains our Solar System
The Milky Way
Is Our Sun a Main Sequence Star?
Yes
Where must you be to see a total eclipse
In the path of totality
Name two radio wave uses?
communication systems radar television transmission AM/FM cell phones
How many distinct rings does Saturn have?
Seven
What astronomical term describes the point in the sky directly above above an observer
The zenith
Which type of star is characterized by a rapid rotation and a strong magnetic field, emitting strong bursts of radio waves?
A pulsar
Why does the moon show color during an eclipse
Due to the scattering of light across earth's atmosphere
Often found on Earth's mountaintops, these facilities are specially equipped areas for telescopes to observe the night sky.
What is an observatory
What Planet has a Day (in Earth Days) which lasts longer than a Year (In Earth Days)
Venus 1 day: (243 Earth Days) Venus 1 Year (225 Earth Days)
4.6 Billion
What is the exposed Core of a Star Comprised of
Exposed core is made of degenerate Carbon and Oxygen.
There are 6 total kinds of Eclipses Name three of them:
Solar: Total, Partial, Annular
What was the eyepiece focal length of the Meade LX10 that we observed in Lab (In MM)
40 MM
What are the two planets in our Solar System without Moons
Mercury and Venus
What is the name and Location (Hint in USA) of the worlds largest steerable Telescope
The Greenbank Radio Telescope in West Virginia
What is the Chandrasekhar Limit?
The Chandreasekhar limit is the maximum mass of a stable white dwarf star which is about 1.4 times the mass of the Sun
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth, Moon and Sun all align and the moon is in what phase?
Full moon phase
What is the order of electromagnetic waves from most powerful to least powerful
Gamma ray X-ray Ultraviolet Visible Infrared Microwave Radio wave