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Posted 12 April 2008 - 04:36 PM

The answer would be Spica
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Posted 13 April 2008 - 06:09 AM

correct Lelouchastronomy 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---75swankman---47Channel28---25Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---8Ody---4RzmmDX---3monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2Sosica---2[Q87=4pt]What is the distance between Spica and Earth?*clue:range is 250-300 light years..

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Posted 13 April 2008 - 02:18 PM

The answer is 260 light years
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Posted 13 April 2008 - 02:22 PM

correct Lelouchastronomy 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---79swankman---47Channel28---25Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---8Ody---4RzmmDX---3monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2Sosica---2[Q88=2pt]What are Behenian fixed stars?
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Posted 13 April 2008 - 02:27 PM

Behenian fixed stars are a selection of fifteen stars considered especially useful for magical applications in the medieval astrology of Europe and the Arab world
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Posted 13 April 2008 - 02:47 PM

correct Lelouch[again]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---81swankman---47Channel28---25Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---8Ody---4RzmmDX---3monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2Sosica---2[Q89=1pt]What is the system of astrology most popular in Western countries?
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Posted 13 April 2008 - 02:49 PM

The answer is Western astrology
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Posted 14 April 2008 - 07:54 AM

correct Lelouch[again]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---82swankman---47Channel28---25Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---8Ody---4RzmmDX---3monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2Sosica---2[Q90=1pt]What is Sidereal astrology?
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Posted 14 April 2008 - 09:01 AM

Sidereal astrology is the system of astrology used by some Western and all Jyotish astrologers who base their interpretation around the use of the sidereal zodiac
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Posted 15 April 2008 - 11:13 AM

correct Lelouch[again]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---83swankman---47Channel28---25Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---8Ody---4RzmmDX---3monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2Sosica---2[Q91=1pt]When was Calypso discovered?*bonus: Calypso is a moon of what planet?
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Posted 15 April 2008 - 11:19 AM

Calypso is the moon of Saturn and was discovered in 1980.
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Posted 15 April 2008 - 11:28 AM

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Posted 15 April 2008 - 11:31 AM

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Posted 15 April 2008 - 06:09 PM

[Q92=2pt]Who discovered the moon Rhea?Hmm.. [checking...], oh found, the founder was Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1672.
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Posted 16 April 2008 - 09:59 AM

correct Cursed_LightRULES...[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---83swankman---47Channel28---25Bob Sanders---15tsigma6---14LookOverThereADistraction---8Ody---4RzmmDX---6monomer---2MetaKnightsWaddleDoo---2Sosica---2Cursed_Light---2[Q93=3pt]Describe the Darwin-Radau equation...
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Posted 17 April 2008 - 10:32 AM

[Q93=3pt]Describe the Darwin-Radau equation...the Darwin-Radau equation gives a relation between the third principal moment of inertia of the Earth and its rotational speed and shape. It is assumed that the rotating Earth is in hydrodynamic equilibrium and is an ellipsoid of revolution.
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Posted 17 April 2008 - 12:34 PM

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Posted 17 April 2008 - 01:00 PM

A dark nebula is a type of interstellar cloud that is so dense that it obscures the light from the background emission or reflection nebula
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Posted 17 April 2008 - 01:04 PM

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Posted 17 April 2008 - 01:10 PM

An astrophysical maser is a naturally occurring source of stimulated spectral line emission, typically in the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Posted 17 April 2008 - 01:15 PM

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Posted 17 April 2008 - 01:25 PM

A Bok globule , a dark cloud of dense dust and gas in which star formation takes place.
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Posted 17 April 2008 - 02:23 PM

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Posted 17 April 2008 - 02:52 PM

Thackeray's Globules are dense, opaque dust clouds in outer space, known as globules, in the star-forming region IC 2944.
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Posted 17 April 2008 - 03:01 PM

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