Insert awesome title here
I tried an Apollo quiz, which didn't work very well, but maybe we'll have more luck here. I had a write a quiz for the end of year meeting of AstroSoc so I now experience. Usual rules apply.
1. How many of today's constellations were originally the giant constellation of Argo Navis?
Established Member
Is this a game? If it is; no idea how to play it. :POriginally Posted by Glom
But the answer to that is 3 - Carina, Vela and Puppis.
with regards
Insert awesome title here
Now you have to ask a question.
Established Member
OK, cool.
Do the questions have to be to do with observing and that, or just general astronomy questions?
How many stars have (visual) magnitudes of less than 0?
with regards
Established Member
4? (5 if you count the sun)
Established Member
Yup, you're right....actually I never thought about the sun but that makes the question sound better.
Now you're supposed to ask a question, I think.
Should we make this game so that you can't cheat and look up the answers? Of course someone could do that and we wouldn't know, but it would be more fun if we just try to remembered it. :P
with regards
Established Member
haha I cheated (wikipedia). I thought there were 3, but it turns out there are 4.
Ok, for my question. hmmmm.
What is the name of the region between the inner event horizon (at Schwarzchild radius) and the outer event horizon (place where space begins to erm swirl around a rotating black hole)?
Established Member
What do you mean? I thought the "inner event horizon" concept was dismissed in Schwarzchild's black hole concept. At least I didn't cheat.haha I cheated (wikipedia). I thought there were 3, but it turns out there are 4
Ok, for my question. hmmmm.
What is the name of the region between the inner event horizon (at Schwarzchild radius) and the outer event horizon (place where space begins to erm swirl around a rotating black hole)?
with regards
Established Member
I mean the Schwarzchild event horizon. I shouldn't have said inner, because that implied beneath the event horizon. Poorly stated.
Order of Kilopi
hmmm
I'm not sure what you asking exactly...
Is it the ergosphere?
Established Member
Don't forget Pyxis.haha I cheated (wikipedia). I thought there were 3, but it turns out there are 4
Established Member
:-? ?Don't forget Pyxis.haha I cheated (wikipedia). I thought there were 3, but it turns out there are 4
with regards
Order of Kilopi
Sirus
alpha cenori
canopis
and arcturus just sqeezes in...
I have no idea what Pyxis is...
Established Member
You're right - it goes Sirius, Canopus, Alpha Centauri & Arcturus.
Pyxis is a constellation....but I'm not sure what he means by it....maybe some inside joke. :-?
with regards
Established Member
Argo Navis was divided not only into the prominent constellations Carina, Vela and Puppis, but little Pyxis too.
Established Member
Really? Learn something new every day.Argo Navis was divided not only into the prominent constellations Carina, Vela, and Puppis, but little Pyxis too.
Well, I suppose we better ask another question (not sure if gopher's question was answered correctly or not, but it'll probably be another half a day before he comes back). I've already asked one so I'll invite someone else to ask a question.
with regards
Order of Kilopi
Oh yeah now I remember- it's the compass #-o
I'll aks a question-
What was the name of the comet that smashed into jupiter?
Established Member
Comet Levy-Shoemaker 9
Order of Kilopi
BINGO!
Established Member
M'kay.
What is the Japanese name of the Pleiads?
Order of Kilopi
subaru8)
Established Member
You're to darn fast.
BINGO!
Order of Kilopi
In what constilation is the lagoon nebula loctated in?
Established Member
Sagittarius.
How many messier objects are there in Capricornus?
with regards
Order of Kilopi
how do you know you got it right 8-[
1. M30
Established Member
Yeah....well.....just shutup. :P
And you're right - just the lone globular in Capricornus.
with regards
Order of Kilopi
What is the largest(degree's of arc) planatery nebula(any name)?
Established Member
Planetaries? Sorry, hardly know anything about them....but my guess would be the helix nebula.
with regards
Order of Kilopi
That's the one
This is a real fun game :P
Established Member
Awesome. Yeah, it's enough incentive to keep me staying up past midnight (there's also the cricket to compete with....That's the one
This is a real fun game :P)
What is the largest constellation?
BTW, do the questions in this thread have to be specifically related to observational astronomy? (I mean, all astronomy is observational, but you know what I'm getting at :P)
with regards
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote