Sun Sign Business
This constellation has a myth in which a mother and son are transformed from human into creatures that breathe under water.
Pisces
Name the FINAL stage of a small star
Black Dwarf
DOUBLE POINTS: Which of the 3 stars is the hottest?
Red Giant, Neutron Star, Blue Giant
Neutron Star
This constellation looks like a ladle, spoon or cup with a handle.
Big Dipper
How do we know the RELATIVE temperature of a star
Color
This Sun Sign constellation was essentially the Server to the Greek gods
Aquarius
Name the VERY beginning of a star
Stellar Cloud or gas and dust
Which star is coldest? White Dwarf, White Star, Green Star
White Star
Name 3 of the CLASSES of stars (Hint: A Blue star is a Class O star)
O,B, A, F, G, K, M
How do we know relative distances of stars?
Luminosity
This Sun sign occurs in September and October and its creature is an object that is symbolized outside of courthouses.
Libra
What is the life phase of a large star when it's between a Supernova and a Black Hole?
Quasar
Correct the sentence: A star is a ball of super dense Potassium.
Hydrogen, Gas
DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU SAID HYDROGEN AND HELIUM
DOUBLE POINTS: The star named Rigel is what class star
O class star
Right Ascension and Celestial Equator are measurement tools for what? DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU CAN NAME the other 2 measurements.
The Celestial Sphere
Declination and Ecliptic
Name the Sun Sign that occurs during Memorial day
Gemini
Parallax
DOUBLE POINTS IF you can tell me the difference between a large and small parallax.
DOUBLE POINTS: The Triangulum Galaxy is mainly a yellow-red galaxy, however, we SEE it as Blue in color. Explain why this is happening.
Blue Shift - It's moving toward us
What is the main color light our Sun emits AND what is the color it is classified as?
Green light, Yellow-white
If star M9 has a large Parallax what does that mean
The star is near by or close
Double POINTS: Name 9 of the 12 Sun Signs
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces
Name 2 TYPES of Galaxies. DOUBLE POINTS if you can name the 3rd type.
Irregular, Elliptical, Spiral
Name the 3 cluster types of stars on the HR Diagram
White Dwarfs, Giants, Main Sequence
This is the star that all stars in our sky rotate around
Polaris
DOUBLE POINTS What is the speed of light?
300,000,000 m/s