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Unit 16 Assignment B Overall Grade: Distinction Course Overall Grade: D*D Contains: telescopes. lenses, investigation notes, risk assessments, magnification equations, problems with telescopes, mirrors, concave, convex, resolving power, arrays, earth based telescopes, space based telescopes, atmosphere, space telescope examples, Hubble, James Webb, Spitzer, X-Ray, Newton, NASA, collaborations between nations, star observations, Orion, Ursa Major, Cygnus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Ecliptic ...

We have learned that the centre of the milky way contains a very massive black hole. We developed this understanding by: - Monitoring the orbital motions of many individual stars in the very central parts of the Milky Way If the sun were to be squashed down small enough to become a black hole, then: - The planets in the solar system would orbit the Sun in unchanged fashion (but would receive no light from it) The first stellar mass black hole identified, Cygnus X-1, was found in 1973. The n...

Science Bowl Astronomy Questions and Answers Already Passed A solar eclipse can only occur at a: A. full moon B. new moon C. 1⁄2 gibbous moon D. 1⁄4 gibbous moon Answer: B Which of the following constellations cannot be seen in the summer sky of the northern hemisphere? A. Libra B. Orion C. Ursa Major D. Cygnus Answer: B What percent of stars in the sky that appear to be single stars are actually binary stars: A. about 90% B. about 50% C. about 20 % D. about .5% Answer: B T...

1. Which of the following definitions best describes a constellation? a. a region of the sky containing a certain star pattern b. a group of very bright stars c. a group of very faint stars d. the dividing line between the north and south celestial hemispheres ANSWER: a 2. How many official constellations are there? a. 98 b. 88 c. 13 d. 55 ANSWER: b 3. Which of the following best describes the Big Dipper? a. an asterism b. a faint star near...

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Cygnus x-1 - correct answer A powerful x-ray source that is believed to be a black hole in our galaxy Virgo Cluster - correct answer Nearest large cluster of galaxies to our local group SBb - correct answer assignment given to a galaxy with moderately sized nuclear bulge & moderately wound arms starting from a bar through the central part of the galaxy That of an average city, about 10km - correct answer the diameter of a typical neutron star of 1 solar mass is predicted to be approxima...

Compiled LET Questions 1. How many twenty thousands are there in one million? a. 500 c. 100 b. 50 d. 1000 2. If P is a positive integer in the equation 12p=q, then q must be a: a. positive even integer c. positive odd integer b. negative even integer d. negative odd integer 3. Voting is a privilege in a democracy. Those who are deprived their votes are normally: a. Franchised c. Disenfranchised b. Exiled d. Execute 4. How do countries register dislike or disagreement of another coun...