Why Does That Sound Familiar?
The Brightest Star
What's In A Name?
Astronomy Terms
As Caramel Gets Open
(Telescope Anagrams)
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The queen of England from 1558 – 1603

Who is Elizabeth the First?

100

Orion

What is Rigel?

100

A name of Hebrew origin meaning "pledged to God", "God is my abundance" or "God is my oath"

What is 'Elizabeth'?

100

The day on which the Sun’s direct rays cross the celestial equator

What is the equinox?

100

Calf The Long

What is 'Focal Length'?

The distance of the light path from the objective (primary lens or mirror) to the convergence of the beam. The convergent spot is called the Focus or Focal Point.

200

MSNBC Host of 'The Beat'

Who is Ari Melber?

200

Canis Major

What is Sirius?

200

A name derived from a Gaelic word meaning "youth" or "young warrior," and also meaning "right-handed" in Scots; in Hebrew, it literally means "rock".

What is 'Evan'?

200

A distance of approximately 9.46 trillion kilometers 

What is a light-year?

200

Rat Puree

What is 'Aperture'?

The opening that determines the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane. In optics, the aperture refers to the size of the objective lens. As the aperture increases, so does image brightness and resolution.

300

An American football quarterback who played college at both Florida and Auburn, he was drafted as the first overall pick by the Carolina Panthers in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Who is Cam Newton?

300

Ursa Minor

What is Polaris (the North Star)?

300

In the Badaga language, spoken in the Kongu Nadu region of India, it has a literal meaning of "sun-like"

What is 'Ari'?

300

The average distance from Earth to the Sun, slightly less than 93 million miles

What is an Astronomical Unit (AU)?

300

Orioles Nut

What is 'Resolution'?

The ability to resolve celestial objects, one of the key functions of a telescope. The higher the telescope’s resolution, the more details that can be seen from the images obtained on it.

400

The most famous actress to come out of Grabtown, NC, star of Show Boat, The Barefoot Contessa and The Night of the Iguana

Who is Ava Gardner?

400

Lyra

What is Vega?

400

A feminine given name in the Persian language, meaning "voice, sound", it is also a name of Latin origin meaning "life"

What is 'Ava'?

400

Term describing when the Moon appears more than half, but not fully, illuminated

What is gibbous?

400

Denial Tonic

What is 'declination'?

One of two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere in the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is called right ascension (R.A.).

500

The 46th Governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997 and the junior United States Senator from Indiana from 1999 to 2011

Who is Evan Bayh?

500

Taurus

What is Aldebaran?

500

A name of Scottish origin meaning "crooked nose".      

What is 'Cameron'?

500

Term describing the alignment of three celestial bodies

What is a syzygy?

500

Arsenic Gas

What is 'Cassegrain'?  

A combination of a primary concave mirror and a secondary convex mirror used in optical telescopes.