Astro 110

Front 1

the seven stars that make up the big dipper is an:

Back 1

Asterism

Front 2

the asterism and its region of sky are called a:

Back 2

Constellation

Front 3

exactly due west on the horizon is the point called west ___________point.

Back 3

cardinal

Front 4

The north star is also known as what?

Back 4

Polaris or Alpha Ursae Minoris

Front 5

the northern cross is in the constellation__________.

Back 5

Cygnus

Front 6

The point directly overhead, without respect to the observer's location on earth is their _______

Back 6

zenith

Front 7

The "Pointer Stars" are in the asterism of the what?

Back 7

Big dipper

Front 8

The pointer stars in the little dipper are what? (2)

Back 8

Merak and Dubhe

Front 9

Polaris is the end star in what asterism?

Back 9

The little dipper

Front 10

The little dipper is apart of what constellation?

Back 10

Ursa Minor

Front 11

Opposite of the zenith is the _________.

Back 11

Nadir

Front 12

About how many degrees is one average human finger when measuring the sky?

Back 12

1

Front 13

A red super giant

Back 13

Betelgeuse

Front 14

A blue-white super giant

Back 14

Rigel

Front 15

The "Pointer Stars"

Back 15

Dubhe-merak

Front 16

The first double star seen in a telescope

Back 16

Mizar

Front 17

The brightest star in the sky

Back 17

Sirius

Front 18

a famous eclipsing binary

Back 18

Algol

Front 19

a pulsating variable

Back 19

Delta Cephei

Front 20

The pole star

Back 20

Polaris

Front 21

a supernova remnant

Back 21

Crab nubula

Front 22

Open (galactic) star cluster

Back 22

Pleiaades

Front 23

Globular star cluster

Back 23

Hercules cluster

Front 24

emission nebula

Back 24

orion nebula

Front 25

planetary nebula

Back 25

Ring Nebula

Front 26

the great orion nebula

Back 26

m42

Front 27

Hercules cluter

Back 27

m13

Front 28

cluster in perseus

Back 28

double cluster in perseus

Front 29

most famous galastic cluster

Back 29

m45, open cluster with reflection nebularW

Front 30

galastic cluster in cancer

Back 30

m44, open galastic star cluster

Front 31

famous galaxy

Back 31

m13, globular star cluster

Front 32

trifid nebula

Back 32

m20, emission AND reflection nebula

Front 33

lagoon nebula

Back 33

m8, emission nubula

Front 34

ring nebula

Back 34

m57, planetary nebula

Front 35

what star is in scorpious?

Back 35

Anteres

Front 36

what asterism lays in andromeda

Back 36

great square

Front 37

orions belt to the upper right

Back 37

Pleiades

Front 38

Orions belt to the lower left

Back 38

sirius

Front 39

the sword of orion

Back 39

the great nebula of orion

Front 40

arc handle of the big dipper

Back 40

arcturus-spica

Front 41

between leo and gemina

Back 41

beehive cluster

Front 42

along the top of Andromeda

Back 42

Andromeda galaxy

Front 43

right shoulder of orion

Back 43

betelgeuse

Front 44

upper belt of orion

Back 44

mintaka

Front 45

bend of handle of big dipper

Back 45

Mizar-alcor