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Astro 110 Test1
Let's name some stars
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| M31 | The Andromeda Galaxy: Spiral Galaxy |
| Double Cluster In Perseus | Open Galactic Star Cluster |
| M1 | Crab Nebula (Supernova Remnant) |
| M45 | The Pleiades (Seven Sisters): Most famous open star cluster w/ reflection nebula |
| M42 | The Orion Nebula: massive emission nebula (next to M42 is M43 another nebula) |
| M44 | The Beehive Cluster: Open Galactic Star cluster |
| M13 | The Hercules Globular Cluster |
| M8 | The Lagoon Nebula: emission nebula(stellar nursery) |
| M20 | The Trifid Nebula emission nebula(stellary nursery |
| M57 | The Ring Nebula: Planetary Nebula(dead star) |
| What is Algol? | an eclipsing Binary star -v-V-v- |
| What is Delta Cephei? | a cepheid variable star /\n/\n |
| Who are the Pointer Stars | Dubhe and Merak |
| Brightest Star? | Sirius |
| The "Northern Star" | Polaris |
| Red supergiant | Betelgeuse |
| First double star discovered | Mizar |
| Perseus * | Algol |
| Ursa Major *'s (asterism?) | Dubhe Merak (Big Dipper) |
| Draco | |
| Cepheus * | Delta Cephei |
| Andromeda (M?) | M31 |
| Cassiopeia (M?) | Double Cluster |
| Cygnus * (asterism?) | Deneb (Northern Cross) |
| Lyra * | Vega |
| Auriga * | Capella |
| Pegasus (asterism?) | (The Great Square) |
| Pisces | |
| Aquarius | |
| Capricornus | |
| Piscis Austrinus * | Fomalhaut |
| Aquila * | Altair |
| What stars make up the Summer Triangle | Deneb, Vega, and Altair |
| Corona Borealis | |
| Bootes * | Arcturus |
| Ophiuchus | |
| Serpens | |
| Sagittarius (M's?) | M20 and M8 |
| Scorpius * | Antares |
| Virgo | Spica |
| Hercules (M?) | M13 |
| Libra | |
| Leo * | Regulus |
| Cancer (M?) | M44 |
| Gemini *'s | Castor Pollux(brighter) |
| Crater | |
| Hydra | |
| Canis Major * | Sirius |
| Canis Minor * | Procyon |
| Orion 2 *'s (M?) | Betelguese, Rigel, M42 |
| Lepus | |
| Taurus 2 (M's?) * | M1, M45, Aldeberan |
| Triangulum | |
| Aries | |
| Cetus | |
| Eridanus | |
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