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Posted 10 April 2008 - 10:10 AM
YES!correct Bob Sanders...at last..astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphereRULES...[1]do NOT spam[2]answer the LATEST question[3]just ANSWER!!!and ENJOY!!!*i'll indicate the points in each question...might give bonuses and clues...*bonus=1pt[scoreboard]swankman---47Lelouch Vi Britannia---37Channel28---15Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14Ody---4monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2[Q62=2pt]What is a binary star?
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 10:24 AM
A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars that orbit around the center of their masses.
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correct LookOverThereADistraction..astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphereRULES...[1]do NOT spam[2]answer the LATEST question[3]just ANSWER!!!and ENJOY!!!*i'll indicate the points in each question...might give bonuses and clues...*bonus=1pt[scoreboard]swankman---47Lelouch Vi Britannia---37Channel28---15Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14Ody---4monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2LookOverThereADistraction---2[Q63=2pt]What is a black hole?
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A black hole is an area of space that has a gravitational field so strong that nothing can escape once it has passed the event horizon, even light cannot escape its pull.
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 10:46 AM
correct LookOverThereADistraction..astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphereRULES...[1]do NOT spam[2]answer the LATEST question[3]just ANSWER!!!and ENJOY!!!*i'll indicate the points in each question...might give bonuses and clues...*bonus=1pt[scoreboard]swankman---47Lelouch Vi Britannia---37Channel28---15Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14Ody---4LookOverThereADistraction---4monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2[Q64=3pt]What is the diameter of the Milky Way Galaxy?
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 11:18 AM
the diameter is 100,000 light years
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 11:42 AM
correct Lelouch Vi Britannia...astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphereRULES...[1]do NOT spam[2]answer the LATEST question[3]just ANSWER!!!and ENJOY!!!*i'll indicate the points in each question...might give bonuses and clues...*bonus=1pt[scoreboard]swankman---47Lelouch Vi Britannia---40Channel28---15Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14Ody---4LookOverThereADistraction---4monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2[Q65=2pt]What constellation has the abbreviation Tau?
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 11:46 AM
Tau is the astronomical abbreviation for the constellation Taurus.
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 12:50 PM
correct LookOverThereADistraction..astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphereRULES...[1]do NOT spam[2]answer the LATEST question[3]just ANSWER!!!and ENJOY!!!*i'll indicate the points in each question...might give bonuses and clues...*bonus=1pt[scoreboard]swankman---47Lelouch Vi Britannia---40Channel28---15Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---6Ody---4monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2[Q66=2pt]What shape does the constellation Triangulum Australe form?[haha..easy one..lol]*bonus...What is the abbreviation of Triangulum Australe?
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 12:54 PM
the constellation Triangulum Australe form trianglebonus:the abbreviation of Triangulum Australe is TrA
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 01:12 PM
correct Lelouch Vi Britannia..astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphereRULES...[1]do NOT spam[2]answer the LATEST question[3]just ANSWER!!!and ENJOY!!!*i'll indicate the points in each question...might give bonuses and clues...*bonus=1pt[scoreboard]swankman---47Lelouch Vi Britannia---43Channel28---15Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---6Ody---4monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2[Q67=2pt]What constellation means the sea serpent?
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 01:16 PM
The constellation means the sea serpent is Hydra
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 03:05 PM
correct Lelouch Vi Britannia..astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphereRULES...[1]do NOT spam[2]answer the LATEST question[3]just ANSWER!!!and ENJOY!!!*i'll indicate the points in each question...might give bonuses and clues...*bonus=1pt[scoreboard]swankman---47Lelouch Vi Britannia---45Channel28---15Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---6Ody---4monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2[Q68=2pt]What constellation means the Balance?
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 03:26 PM
The constellation means the Balance is Libra
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correct Lelouch Vi Britannia..astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphereRULES...[1]do NOT spam[2]answer the LATEST question[3]just ANSWER!!!and ENJOY!!!*i'll indicate the points in each question...might give bonuses and clues...*bonus=1pt[scoreboard]swankman---47Lelouch Vi Britannia---47Channel28---15Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---6Ody---4monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2[Q69=2pt]What constellation means the archer?
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 03:42 PM
The constellation means the archer is Sagittarius
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 03:49 PM
correct Lelouch Vi Britannia..astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphereRULES...[1]do NOT spam[2]answer the LATEST question[3]just ANSWER!!!and ENJOY!!!*i'll indicate the points in each question...might give bonuses and clues...*bonus=1pt[scoreboard]Lelouch Vi Britannia---49swankman---47Channel28---15Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---6Ody---4monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2[Q70=2pt]What constellation has the abbreviation Oct?
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 03:51 PM
The constellation has the abbreviation Oct is the octant instrument
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correct Lelouch Vi Britannia..astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphereRULES...[1]do NOT spam[2]answer the LATEST question[3]just ANSWER!!!and ENJOY!!!*i'll indicate the points in each question...might give bonuses and clues...*bonus=1pt[scoreboard]Lelouch Vi Britannia---51swankman---47Channel28---15Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---6Ody---4monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2[Q71=2pt]Give an example of a barred spiral galaxy....[it's pretty easy..lol]
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 04:00 PM
I think it would be Milky Way
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 04:06 PM
correct Lelouch Vi Britannia..astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphereRULES...[1]do NOT spam[2]answer the LATEST question[3]just ANSWER!!!and ENJOY!!!*i'll indicate the points in each question...might give bonuses and clues...*bonus=1pt[scoreboard]Lelouch Vi Britannia---53swankman---47Channel28---15Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---6Ody---4monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2[Q72=3pt]What Chinese Constellation represents the west and the autumn season?
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 04:15 PM
The answer should be the White Tiger
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 04:22 PM
wow..correct Lelouch Vi Britannia..nice..astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphereRULES...[1]do NOT spam[2]answer the LATEST question[3]just ANSWER!!!and ENJOY!!!*i'll indicate the points in each question...might give bonuses and clues...*bonus=1pt[scoreboard]Lelouch Vi Britannia---57swankman---47Channel28---15Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---6Ody---4monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2[Q73=2pt]What is Jyotiṣa?
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Posted 10 April 2008 - 04:27 PM
That's the divine Indian astronomy
