Astronomy

Which Deep Sky Object (from Secion 3.c. of the 2013-2014 rules) is displayed on the cover page?

• Vela SNR

• SS Cygni

• T Tauri

• Mira

• V1

There is another object shown in the image. What type of object is this?

• Black hole

• White Dwarf

• Neutron Star

• Red Giant

• Blue Supergiant

One of the Deep Sky Objects is a supernova remnant from SN 1572. Which object is this?

• Vela SNR

• Tycho's SNR

• NGC 1846

• GRS 1915+105

• W49B

This object was observed by the Chandra space telescope at wavelengths corresponding to kilo-electron volt energies. Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum were these observations taken in?

• Radio

• Infrared

• Visible

• X-Ray

• Gamma Ray

What is the New General Classification number of the Deep Sky Object shown above?

• NGC 1846

• NGC 3132

• NGC 104

• NGC 3232

• NGC 256

What type of variable star is prevalent in the Deep Sky Object from Question #5 due to its age?

• RR Lyrae

• Cepheid

• T Tauri

• Herbig Ae/Be

• Type II Supernovae

The image above shows four snapshots of a variable star, taken at different times by the Hubble Space Telescope. Which Deep Sky Object is this variable star?

• G1.9+0.3

• Eta Carinae

• V1

• Abell 30

• T Tauri

What is the Messier object number the galaxy that this variable star is found in?

• M1

• M31

• M102

• M78

• M42

Which Deep Sky Object is shown in the image above ?

• Abell 30

• T Pyxidis

• 47 Tucanae

• NGC 1846

• The Trapezium

What is the messier object number of the nebula that this Deep Sky Object is found within?

• M1

• M31

• M102

• M78

• M42