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This document contains 9 questions about astronomy concepts such as the structure of the universe, constellations, stars, galaxies, and angular measurements. It asks the reader to define terms, explain astronomical phenomena, perform calculations involving distances and speeds in our solar system and beyond, and convert between angle measurement units.
This document contains 9 questions about astronomy concepts such as the structure of the universe, constellations, stars, galaxies, and angular measurements. It asks the reader to define terms, explain astronomical phenomena, perform calculations involving distances and speeds in our solar system and beyond, and convert between angle measurement units.
This document contains 9 questions about astronomy concepts such as the structure of the universe, constellations, stars, galaxies, and angular measurements. It asks the reader to define terms, explain astronomical phenomena, perform calculations involving distances and speeds in our solar system and beyond, and convert between angle measurement units.
Briefly
describe
the
major
objects
or
groupings
in
the
universe
(planet,
star,
solar
system,
galaxy,
etc.)
2. What
are
circumpolar
stars?
Are
more
stars
circumpolar
at
the
North
Pole
or
in
the
United
States?
3. Prof.
Macintoshs
daughter
is
a
big
fan
of
the
PBS
series
Dinosaur
Train.
In
a
recent
episode,
the
characters
sentient
pterosaurs
and
theropods
in
the
late
Cretacous
period,
about
a
hundred
million
years
ago
learned
about
the
constellations.
However,
the
constellations
shown
didnt
resemble
any
of
the
real
constellations
we
see
in
our
sky.
Was
this
an
error?
Explain
why
or
why
not.
4. The
star
Eta
Carinae
is
about
7,500
light---years
away.
Some
astronomers
think
this
supermassive
star
is
likely
to
explode
in
a
supernova
relatively
soon.
If
the
star
exploded
today,
(a)
all
life
on
Earth
would
be
wiped
out
by
intense
gamma
radiation
by
the
end
of
the
week;
(b)
the
explosion
would
be
visible
immediately
and
brighter
than
any
other
object
in
the
sky;
(c)
we
wouldnt
even
know
about
the
explosion
until
the
far
future.
5. Scaling
the
local
group
of
galaxies.
Both
the
Milky
Way
and
the
Andromeda
Galaxy
(M31)
are
approximately
the
same
size,
and
separated
by
about
2.5
million
light
years.
Using
a
scale
on
which
1
cm
represents
100,000
light
years,
draw
a
sketch
showing
both
galaxies
and
the
separation
between
them.
How
does
the
separation
between
galaxies
compare
to
the
separation
between
stars?
Based
on
your
answer,
discuss
the
likelihood
of
galactic
collisions
in
comparison
to
the
likelihood
of
stellar
collisions.
6. Saturns
rings
have
a
diameter
of
about
270,000
km,
and
Saturn
is
typically
about
9
AU
from
the
Earth.
The
Andromeda
galaxy
has
a
diameter
of
about
100,000
light
years.
Which
has
a
larger
angular
size?
7. Imagine
you
could
drive
a
car
at
a
constant
100
km/hour.
How
long
would
it
take
to
drive
around
the
Earth
at
the
equator?
From
the
sun
to
Earth?
From
the
sun
to
Alpha
Centauri?
8. If
instead
you
wanted
to
reach
Alpha
Centauri
in
100
years,
how
fast
would
you
have
to
go
in
km/hr?
km/sec?
How
many
times
faster
is
that
than
the
spacecraft
we
can
build
now?
9. Angular
conversions:
The
following
angles
are
given
in
degrees
and
fractions
of
a
degree.
Rewrite
them
in
degrees,
arcminutes,
and
arcseconds.
(a)
24.3o.
(b)
1.59o.
(c)
0.01o
(d)
0.002o