Vijin's takneek astro quiz

ROUND 1
TAKE OFF
(Infinite Bounce)
10 points per question

What’s X??

The earliest surviving record of X observation dates from 364
BC, based on comments by Chinese astronomer Gan De in a star
catalogue. By 28 BC, Chinese astronomers were regularly
recording X observations in official imperial records. The first
clear mention of a X in Western literature, around 300 BC, was
by the ancient Greek scholar Theophrastus, student of Plato and
Aristotle and successor to the latter. A more recent X
observation was made on 17 March 807 AD by the Benedictine
monk Adelmus, who observed a large X that was visible for
eight days; however, Adelmus incorrectly concluded he was
observing Mercury. A large X was also seen at the time of
Charlemagne's death in 813 AD. X activity in 1129 was
described by John of Worcester, and Averroes provided a
description of X later in the 12th century; however, these
observations were also misinterpreted as planets, until Galileo
gave the correct explanation in 1612.

Picture taken by Voyager 2. What is it?

Connect to something in Astronomy
1. Popcorn
2. Cherry tomato
3. Cherry tomato
4. Blueberry
5. Watermelon
6. Large Grapefruit
7. Apple
8. Lime

A Computer-generated map from Hubble images. This is
synthesized true color and among the highest resolutions
possible with current technology. What is this?

The contribution of these two astronomers to the Modern Astronomy.

The picture on the right shows two dwarf galaxies popularly
known by the name of the person on right. Identify the person.

• Simon Singh, in his book Big
Bang, says that this painting
has striking similarities to a
sketch of the Whirlpool
Id. The painter and painting Galaxy, drawn by Lord Rosse
44 years before this work.
• The painting has been
compared to an astronomical
photograph of a star named
V838 Monocerotis, taken by
the Hubble in 2004. The
clouds of gas surrounding the
star resemble the swirling
patterns used in this
painting.
• Art historian Joachim
Pissarro cites this as an
exemplar of the artist's
fascination with the
nocturnal.

He discovered the gap
between the rings of
Saturn. He determined
the rotation period of
mars and Jupiter within
two minutes. He found
the value of 1AU within
7% of its value. He also
discovered the moons
Iapetus, Rhea, Dione and
Tethys. Identify the
Astronomer.

Id. X
Scientists and engineers spend
so much time working with the
Z that the they become almost
like pets. And just like pets, they
get names that often say a lot
about their "personalities." X
got its name from student Clara
Ma, who as a sixth grader,
entered an essay contest to
name the next Z. Her essay was
chosen from 9,000 entries and
as part of her winnings, Ma
signed her name on Z before it
was packed for its journey.

The idea that an undiscovered planet could exist in Solar
System was suggested by Johann Elert Bode in 1772. Bode's
considerations were based on the Titius–Bode law, a now
discredited hypothesis which had been first proposed by
Johann Daniel Titius in 1766, observing that there was a
regular pattern in the semi-major axes of the known planets
except at the current location of X. The pattern predicted
that the missing planet ought to have a semi-major axis near
2.8 AU. William Herschel's discovery of Uranus in 1781 near
the predicted distance for the next body beyond Saturn
increased faith in the law of Titius and Bode, and in 1800,
they sent requests to twenty-four experienced astronomers,
asking that they combine their efforts and begin a
methodical search for the expected planet. Later on the final
confirmation of discovery of X came in 1801.

X is a region of the Solar System beyond the
planets extending from the orbit of Neptune (at
30 AU) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun. It
is similar to the asteroid belt, although it is far
larger—20 times as wide and 20 to 200 times as
massive. Like the asteroid belt, it consists mainly
of small bodies, or remnants from the Solar
System's formation. While most asteroids are
composed primarily of rock and metal, X objects
are composed largely of frozen volatiles (termed
"ices"), such as methane, ammonia and water.

An X is a mechanical device that illustrates the
relative positions and motions of the planets
and moons in the Solar System in a heliocentric
model. Though the Greeks had working
planetariums, the first X that was a planetarium
of the modern era was produced in 1704, and
one was presented to the Earl of X — whence
the name came.

Round 3
MYTHOLOGY
(Infinite Bounce)
10 points per question

Id. X and Y
X is one of the 48 constellations listed by the
2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy. Located north
of the celestial equator, it is named for daughter
of Cassiopeia, in the Greek myth, who was
chained to a rock to be eaten by the sea
monster Cetus but was saved from death by Y,
her future husband.

According to Greek mythology, X is a winged
divine white horse. He was sired by Poseidon
and was instructed by Zeus to bring lightning
and thunder from Olympus. He was captured by
the Greek hero Bellerophon near the fountain
Peirene with the help of Athena and Poseidon.
His rider, however, falls off his back trying to
reach Mount Olympus. Zeus transformed him
into the a constellation and placed him up in the
sky. Id X.

_____ is a son of Surya and his
wife Chhaya, hence also known
as Chayyaputra. He is the elder
brother of Yama, the Hindu god
of death, who in some
scriptures corresponds to the
deliverance of justice. Surya's
two sons ______ and Yama
judge. ______ gives us the
results of one's deeds through
one's life through appropriate
punishments and rewards;
Yama grants the results of one's
deeds after death

For his second of the twelve labours, Eurystheus
sent Heracles to slay the X, which Hera had raised
just to slay Heracles. Heracles called on his nephew
Iolaus for help. His nephew came upon the idea of
using a firebrand to scorch the neck stumps after
each decapitation of a head of X. Seeing that
Heracles was winning, Hera sent a large crab to
distract him. He crushed it under his mighty foot.
Finally Heracles cut X’s last head. Hera, upset that
Heracles slew the beast she raised to kill him,
placed it in the dark blue vault of the sky as the
Constellation X. She then turned the crab into the
Constellation Y.

X was the personification of the Sun in Greek
mythology. X was imagined as a handsome god
crowned with the shining aureole of the Sun,
who drove the chariot of the sun across the sky
each day to earth circling Oceanus and through
the world-ocean returned to the East at night. X
is sometimes identified with Apollo. Y was the
statue of X erected in the city of Rhodes by
Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC. Give
me X and Y.

Give me X and Y
The Egyptian god of sky, X is represented by a Y.
According to mythology the sun is the right eye
of X and the moon is his left eye and they
traverse the sky when the Y flies across it. X had
a fierce battle for Egypt with Set in which he lost
his left eye. This is sometimes given as an
explanation for the moon being less bright than
the sun.

X is the ferryman of the dead, closely associated
in myth with the god Hades, whom the Romans
identified with their god Pluto. X is depicted
frequently in the art of ancient Greece. Attic
funerary vases of the 5th and 4th centuries BC
are often decorated with scenes of the dead
boarding X’s boat.

Give me X and Y or their more popular names.
X is a manasputra of God Brahma. He
had in his possession the divine cow
Kamadhenu, and Nandini her child,
who could grant anything to their
owners. Y is the name of the wife of X.
X one of 9 Prajapatis is credited as the
chief author of Mandala 7 of the
Rigveda. X and his family are glorified in
RV 7.33, extolling their role in the Battle
of the Ten Kings, making him the only
mortal besides Bhava to have a Rigvedic
hymn dedicated to him. Another
treatise attributed by him is “X
Samhita" - a book on Vedic system of
electional astrology.

• Richard Hinckley Allen lists many folk names
for the X. The English ones include: Jacob's Rod
or Staff; Peter's Staff; the Golden Yard-arm; the
Ell; the Yard-wand; the Ellwand ; Our Lady's
Wand; the Magi; the Three Kings; the Three
Marys etc.
• The passage "Canst thou bind the sweet
influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of
____?" is found in the Book of Job.
Identify.

In Hindu tradition,_______ is a
cut-off head of an asura, that
swallows the sun or the moon
causing eclipses. He is depicted
in art as a serpent with no body
riding a chariot drawn by eight
black horses. ________ is one
of the navagrahas (nine
planets) in Vedic astrology. The
_______ kala (time of day
under the influence of
_____________) is considered
inauspicious.

RULES
• Questions open to all
• Write down the answers on the piece of paper
provided to you.
• If all the six teams get it correct, no points
• If five teams get it -> 5 points
• Four teams get it -> 10 points
• Three teams -> 15 points
• Two teams -> 20 points
• Only one team gets it ->25 points

Le Gentil was commissioned by the French Academe to observe
the 1761 ____________. After three months at sea, he arrived at
the French colony of Mauritius to secure a voyage to Pondicherry,
only to find the Indian territory under siege from English
warships. Although he had papers granting safe passage, Le Gentil
failed to receive permission, and the _______ occurred while he
was sailing back to Mauritius. This clearly made the task of
precision timing impossible and the opportunity was lost. Rather
than give up, Le Gentil decided to stay in Mauritius for another
five years, planning the best places to observe the next ________
in 1769. With the war over and letters of support from the
Governor of Mauritius and the French Academe, Le Gentil
boarded a Spanish ship bound for Manila in May. Unfortunately,
after all his meticulous planning and a three-month voyage, Le
Gentil was accused by the Spanish Governor of being a foreign
spy. He fled Manila for Pondicherry, to observe the _______ from
the Indian Ocean destination. On the night before the 1769
________, the weather in Pondicherry was clear and everything
was set. But, after nine years waiting for this fateful moment, the
wind changed and the _____, clouded out, was unobservable.

The total solar eclipse of 29th May 1919 was
one of the most awaited ones. The Eclipse was
the only chance to "turn off" the light from the
Sun and make observations possible. Two teams
were sent to two separate sites for observation.

Which theory was being tested?

My beloved children, I want to tell you that on the day
after the departure of our brothers Kuntz and Michel, on
a Friday, we saw three suns in the sky for a good long
time, about an hour, as well as two rainbows.
These had their backs turned toward each other, almost
touching in the middle, and their ends pointed away from
each other. And this I, Jakob, saw with my own eyes, and
many brothers and sisters saw it with me.
After a while the two suns and rainbows disappeared,
and only the one sun remained. Even though the other
two suns were not as bright as the one, they were clearly
visible.

Which natural phenomenon is being talked about?

What is the speciality of the circled region?

• In May 2010, an astronomical event gained
widespread popularity. Here are some
statements regarding the same:

• This is not the first time this has happened, X
goes missing every 10 years or so. In fact, it's
disappeared about 18 times since the turn of the
19th century.
• It's possible, that some 'ammonia cirrus' has
formed on top of X, hiding it from view.
• It's like a missing tooth. There is disorder on
Jupiter — and we just don't know why.
What is being talked about?

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