Famous Scientists
This ancient Greek scientist put forth a model that would be accepted for over a thousand years.
Who is Ptolemy?
This W shaped constellation is a queen.
This imaginary line connects due north and due south.
What is the meridian?
You can see half of the moon during this phase when it is in opposition to the sun.
What is the full moon?
This is the name of Tycho's astronomy castle that included a jail.
Where is Uraniborg?
This mythical creature can be found by locating the Great Square.
What is Pegasus?
This is the path the of the sun. At night, you can find planets near it.
What is the ecliptic?
This is the moon phase we are in right now as of 12/13/24
What is waxing gibbous?
These theoretical circular motions of the planets while they also orbit the earth were an explanation for retrograding planets.
What are epicycles?
This is the term for stars that are visible in the night sky from a given location at any time during the year.
What is circumpolar?
Stars along this line have a declination near 0 and appear high in the sky in warm climates.
What is the celestial equator?
During which phase of the moon will you see a backwards C?
What is waxing crescent?
This law of Kepler explains the relationship between an object's average radius of its orbit and the time it needs to complete a full orbit.
What is the Law of Periods?
This constellation is home to a retrograding Jupiter in late 2024 and contains the Pleiades star cluster mentioned in the Bible.
What is The Bull or Taurus?
These are three constellations in the zodiac, which is the area of the sky near the ecliptic where you can find planets.
There are 13 possible answers.
This scientist noticed things on the moon's surface with a telescope that disproved quintessence?
Who is Galileo?
This law, demonstrated by dry ice, states that an object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by a force, and an object in motion remains in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by a force.
What is Newton's First Law?
These are the chained lady, whose head is on the Great Square, and the hero who can be seen grabbing her foot to rescue her. You need both.
Who are Andromeda and Perseus?
What are Draco and Thuban.
This is the full text of O Lady Moon by Christina Rosetti.
O Lady Moon, your horns point toward the east:
Shine, be increased;
O Lady Moon, your horns point toward the west:
Wane, be at rest.