Download SELF TEST UNIT 1

SELF TEST
UNIT 1
1. The seven stars making up the Big Dipper is an
those seven stars are at the same time in a region of the sky called the
of Ursa Major.
, while
2. Exactly due west on the horizon is the point called the west __________________
point.
3. The North Star can also be called _______________________________________.
4. The Northern Cross is an asterism in the constellation ______________________.
5. The point directly overhead, without respect to the observer’s location on earth is called
his/her ______________________________.
6. The “pointer stars” are in the asterism of the ___________________________
and their names are ___________________ and _________________________.
7. Polaris is the end star in the handle of the ________________________ which is part of
the constellation___________________________________.
8. Opposite the zenith lies the __________________.
9. If I could fit 3 fingers, held at arm’s length, between 2 stars in the sky as I kept one eye
closed, the approximate angle between these stars is
.
10. The scientific name of the brightest star in the constellation Aquarius
is
.
11. Match the following by number:
___________________ brightest star
___________________ a red supergiant
___________________ the pole star
___________________ most famous eclipsing binary
___________________ first double star seen in a telescope
___________________ the “pointers”
___________________ a blue-white supergiant
___________________ a pulsating variable
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Betelgeuse
Rigel
Dubhe-Merak
Mizar
Sirius
Algol
Delta Cephei
Polaris
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Crab nebula
Pleiades
Hercules cluster
Orion nebula
Ring nebula
12. Match the following by number:
___________________ Open (Galactic) star cluster
___________________ Globular star cluster
___________________ Emission nebula
___________________ Planetary nebula
___________________ Supernova remnant
13. Match the following by number:
___________________ Great Nebula of Orion
___________________ Hercules Cluster
___________________ famous cluster in Perseus
___________________ most famous galactic cluster
___________________ galactic cluster in Cancer
___________________ famous galaxy
Trifid nebula
Lagoon nebula
___________________ Ring nebula
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
M 45
M 44
M 42
M 31
M 57
M 13
M8
M 20
Double Cluster
in Perseus
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
M 45
M 44
M1
M 31
M 57
M 13
M8
M 20
14. Match the following object types to their respective numbers:
___________________ Spiral Galaxy
___________________ Emission nebula
___________________ Open (Galactic) star cluster
___________________ Globular star cluster
___________________ Planetary nebula
___________________ Emission and reflection nebula
Open cluster w/ Reflection nebula
Supernova remnant
15.
S1
Star 1
Constellation 1
16.
S1
P1
Point 1
Star 1
Asterism
Constellation
17.
Constellation
18.
Constellation
S3
Asterism
S4
S1
Star 1
A1
Star 2
S2
Star 3
Star 4
19.
m1
Constellation 1
C1
Asterism 1
Messier 1
A1
C2
Constellation 2
20.
C1
Constellation 1
Constellation 2
Star 1
Constellation 3
Star 2
C2
S1
C3
S2
21.
m1
C1
S3
S1
Constellation 1
Star 1
C3
Constellation 2
S5
Star 2
Constellation 3
Star 3
m2
Star 4
S4
S2
C2
Star 5
Messier 1
Messier 2
22. Match the following method of location:
______ Orion’s belt to the upper right
______ Orion’s belt to the lower left
______ the sword of Orion
______ arc of handle of Big Dipper
______ between Gemini and Leo
______ along the top of Andromeda (the wedge)
______ right shoulder of Orion
______ left leg of Orion
______ upper belt of Orion
______ bend of handle of Big Dipper
1. Arcturus-Spica
2. Andromeda Galaxy
3. Pleiades
4. Beehive Cluster
5. Betelgeuse
6. Rigel
7. Mintaka
8. Sirius
9. Mizar-Alcor
10. Great Nebula of Orion
23.
On the celestial sphere, draw and label the following: zenith, nadir, celestial meridian,
anti-meridian, horizon, and the cardinal points.
Sample Essay Question:
1) Pick one of the deep-sky objects we discussed in lecture and explain in detail what
has happened there, what is currently occurring and what should be its fate.