Astro Trivia Quiz, August 2020
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Of these three permanent telescopes at Chabot Observatory, which uses a large mirror to gather light?
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An event known as an “asteroid occultation” occurs when an asteroid passes behind a star.
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Which of the following is the prototype of a class of variable stars that helps to calibrate distances to nearby galaxies?
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Which of the following moons of Saturn is a “shepherd moon”, meaning it clears a gap in planetary ring material?
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The gap in Saturn’s rings cleared by the above moon is named for which astronomer? (last name only)
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Which is the Bayer designation for the second brightest star in the constellation Canis Major?
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Of the following Pleiades stars, which is NOT one of the Seven Sisters?
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Name the first spacecraft to achieve orbit around a comet.
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Name the lander module of the above spacecraft.
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Which was the last moon of the Solar System to be discovered by direct visual observation, rather than photographically?
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Which is the closest known solitary white dwarf star?
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