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Astronomy Puzzle-1
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1. Planet comparable to moon
2. Sister planet of Earth
3. Red planet
4. Only planet where life exists
5. Biggest planet in the solar system
6. Planet with prominent ring structure
7. Occasional visitor to the solar system
8. Biggest asteroid in the solar system
9. A dwarf planet which has lost his identity as a planet, recently
10. Hanging debris in the outer space
11. A celestial object lies in the asteroids belt and also known as missing planet.
ASTRONOMY PUZZLE -2
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1. First zodiacal sign
2. A zodiac which has the symbol as a bull
3. A zodiacal constellation which has prominent stars; Castor and Pollux
4. A zodiac which has the symbol as a crab
5. A zodiac constellation which has a bright star Regulus (Indian name is Magha)
6. A zodiac constellation which has bright star named Spica
7. A prominent winter night sky constellation
8. The brightest star in the constellation Bootes
9. The brightest star in the constellation Aquila
10. Three stars from this constellation helps to make the great square
11. A guiding star in the night sky
ASTRONOMY PUZZLE -3
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1. A zodiacal constellation which has the symbol as a balance.
2. A prominent zodiacal constellation seen in the southern sky during the night sky of June to September
3. A zodiacal constellation known as Dhanu
4. A zodiacal constellation which has the Messier object M30 (globular cluster).
5. A zodiac known as Kumbha
6. A last zodiacal constellation
7. A constellation known as Saptarishi.
8. The brightest star in the night sky.
9. A star Procyon lies in the constellation.
10. A brightest star in the constellation Lyra and also known by Abhijeet.
11. A constellation known as Hansa in Indian mythology.
ASTRONOMY PUZZLE -4
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1. Danish astronomer who is well known for the astronomical observations. In the history, a discovered
supernova is named after his name
2. Developed the theories of gravitation and mechanics, and invented differential calculus
3. Developed a simple heliocentric model of the solar system that explained planetary retrograde motion
and overturned Greek astronomy
4. Established the most exact astronomical tables then known and known for the establishment of three
laws of planetary motion
5. International Year of Astronomy 2009 is getting celebrated for the first time use of telescope for astronomy
by this eminent astronomer
6. Discovered the planet Uranus
7. A famous Indian astronomer from Patliputra in Magadha, modern Patna in Bihar
8. A medieval time astronomer from Gujarat and worked as a head of the department where astronomy
studies were conducted in Sanskrit at Ujjain
9. Measured rotational periods of Jupiter and Mars; discovered four satellites of Saturn and the gap in
Saturn’s rings.
10. First to confirm Einstein’s prediction that light will bend near a star and also discovered the massluminosity relation for stars
11. Used his theory of cometary orbits to predict that the comet of 1682 was periodic. Later on the same
comet is named after his name
ASTRONOMY PUZZLE- 5
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1. Developed the Theory of Relativity and own the Nobel Prize for his photoelectric effect
2. Measured the distances to other galaxies and discovered that they recede at a rate proportional to their
distance
3. Coined the world Big Bang
4. Combined general relativity with quantum theory to predict that black holes should emit radiation and
evaporate
5. Made important theoretical contributions concerning the structure and evolution of stars, especially
white dwarfs
6. An Indian astronomer jointly discovered the important phenomenon in stellar chromospheres known by
his and codiscoverer’s name
7. Indian astrophysicists known for his contribution on the ionization theory which helps to explain the
spectral classification of stars
8. First to suggest that the hydrogen fusion is the source for solar energy 9. Discovered Saturn’s first
satellite, Titan, and the true shape of Saturn’s rings
10. Discovered 19 comets, 13 being original and 6 independent codiscoveries; compiled a famous catalog
of deep-sky objects
11. Popularized a relationship giving planetary distances from the Sun, which became known by his name
ASTRONOMY PUZZLE -6
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1. An event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the
observer.
2. An event that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or
partially obscured.
3. An event in which Moon covers all the Sun but a bright ring around the circumference can be seen..
4. An event that occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon so that the Moon is wholly
or partially obscured sometimes giving orange colour to the moon.
5. The position of two celestial bodies on the celestial sphere when they have the same celestial longitude.
6. A configuration in which Earth lies on a straight line between the sun and a superior planet.
7. The second of two full moons occurring in the same month.
8. Either of two points on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator.
9. The angular distance between two celestial bodies as seen from Earth.
10. The passage of a smaller celestial body or its shadow across the disk of a larger celestial body.
11. The point nearest the sun in the orbit of a planet or other celestial body.
ASTRONOMY PUZZLE- 7
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1. The Astronomy research institute set up by the University Grant Commission.
2. The research institution set up by the Department of Space at Ahmedabad.
3. The research institute founded by Sir C V Raman in 1948 at Bangaluru.
4. Research institute exclusive set up for the astronomy studies at Bangaluru.
5. The research institute on observational sciences at Nainital.
6. The organisation set up by the Govt of India for Space Missions in India
7. The Research institute working under the Department of Atomic Energy.
8. The TIFR’s research center working at Pune.
9. The research Institute under Department of Atomic Energy at Allahabad.
10. The research center set up by the Department of Space at Ahmedabad
11. The meteorological department setup by the Govt. of India.
ASTRONOMY PUZZLE 8
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1. Space Telescope orbiting for astronomy since 1990
2. Orbiting Space Observatory for X-ray Astronomy since 1999
3. Series of Moon mission send by NASA, one of them carried human on the surface of Moon
4. India’s first Moon mission
5. India’s first space telescope working for Astronomy
6. One of the space probe landed on the planet Mars
7. First Satellite sent in to the orbit in 1956
8. A flyby space probe which has traveled extreme distance in our solar system
9. First space probe in the series which landed on the Mars 1975 for first time
10. A Space probe flying towards the dwarf planet Pluto since 2006
11. A Space probe flying towards the first planet Mercury since 2004
ASTRONOMY PUZZLE -9
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1. Lens system attached at the end of the telescope tube to
view the object.
2. Light first falls on this lens/mirror.
3. Mirror placed at 450 to get image out of telescope pipe
4. Apparatus used to clear the image
5. Telescope is kept on the system for tracking and
targeting the object.
6. Type of mirror used in telescope
7. Type of lens used in telescope as objective
8. Type of lens used to overcome chromatic aberration
9. Weight attached to balance the equatorial mount
telescope
10. Another name of stand used for telescope
11. A small telescope attached with the optical tube to locate the target.
ASTRONOMY PUZZLE- 10
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1. East and west circle lines running parallel to the Equator
2. Imaginary lines drawn through the North and South Poles on the globe
3. Angular height of an object above horizon
4. Angular distance measured from due north to the projected object on the horizon in clockwise direction
5. Telescope track the star on this coordinate Angular distance of a star above or below the celestial
equator
7. Point exactly overhead
8. Opposite of zenith
9. An imaginary circle passing though South and North through zenith
10. The imaginary great circle around the earth’s surface, equidistant from the poles and perpendicular to
the earth’s axis of rotation
11. Name of the orbit on which Earth revolves around the sun.
ASTRONOMY PUZZLE 11
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1. Celestial object which is perfect sphere revolves around the Sun and does not intersect the other
objects orbit.
2. Self luminous celestial body
3. Celestial object which does not allow escape of light
4. A celestial body consisting of the super dense remains of a massive star.
5. An extremely distant object
6. Home of billons of stars
7. A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both.
8. High mass stars end through this explosion.
9. Sun like stars will be become.......
10. A gaseous object that forms like a star but lacks the necessary mass to sustain nuclear fusion in its core.
11. Celestial object which is perfect sphere revolves around the Sun but can intersect the other objects
orbit.
ASTRONOMY PUZZLE -12
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1. Visible layer of Sun
2. Thin layer of Sun seen during total solar Eclipse
3. Outer most layer of Sun
4. relatively cooler regions on the surface of Sun
5. Innermost part of star
6. Layer/zone above core region of main sequence star
7. Extensive flow of charged particles from Sun’s surface
8. Flame of plasma on the surface of Sun.
9. Layer below the chromosphere
10. At the core of Sun the conversion of hydrogen is into ...........
11. Fourth state of matter
Presented by: Dr. Arvind C. Ranade
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