Just looked at that site you suggested Melusine, and it claims 16 were discovered by Voyager 2 all up.
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Just looked at that site you suggested Melusine, and it claims 16 were discovered by Voyager 2 all up.
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I dunno if he's coming back...so I'll ask my own question.
In what year was the Hubble Space Telescope launched into orbit around the Earth?
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I'm not finding where it says 16. I clicked on the "Advanced" area, too. Where is it?
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Look under the "moons" section. It has all the names of the discoverers.Originally Posted by Melusine
I'm not finding where it says 16. I clicked on the "Advanced" area, too. Where is it?
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/lin...ons_table.html
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ops: I was in the Missions and Saturn sections, doh. OK, so it's like the Price Is Right and I overbid by four. Darn. I wonder how many astronomers know all these moons by heart.
Can I ask a question anyway? Sort of fun easy one.
What are the exact names of four asteroids (minor planets) named after a famous musical group (you don't have to name the numbers)?
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Of course you can ask a question....that's what this thread is all about. :P
Can I ask a question anyway? Sort of fun easy one.
What are the exact names of four asteroids (minor planets) named after a famous musical group (you don't have to name the numbers)?
Hmmm....I don't know that one, so I'm gonna have to cheat and look it up. :P
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The year I was born: 1990
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Four asteroids in a musical group......they are fabulous asteroids.
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oh- that would be the beatles
um...
ringo star, um....
gawd I don't know there names
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That's the one.The year I was born: 1990I think it was on Anzac Day.
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Oh, ok. Now I get it.
Ringo, George, John.....geez I dunno! :P
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Well, I highlighted "exact" because the official names aren't John, Paul, George and Ringo...do you want to look it up?Oh, ok. Now I get it.
Ringo, George, John.....geez I dunno! :P
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Haha, it's hard enough getting their other names. :P I already tried looking it up, but to no avail. I'll leave this one to you michael.Well, I highlighted "exact" because the official names aren't John, Paul, George and Ringo...do you want to look it up?Oh, ok. Now I get it.
Ringo, George, John.....geez I dunno! :P
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There are so many asteroid names--two after some local guys who gave money to an observatory.Haha, it's hard enough getting their other names. :P I already tried looking it up, but to no avail. I'll leave this one to you michael.Well, I highlighted "exact" because the official names aren't John, Paul, George and Ringo...do you want to look it up?Oh, ok. Now I get it.
Ringo, George, John.....geez I dunno! :P
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OK, they are 4147 Lennon, 4148 McCartney, 4149 Harrison, 4150 Starr.
(Clapton has one, too...there are thousands of names...Hemingway, Rembrandt, etc)
Mickal gets to ask, I gather.
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OK I'm going to google it....
4147-4250 Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Starr.
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Sure, whatever...this game doesn't seem to be following too much of a plot - we're just making up rules as we go I think. If he hasn't asked a question in about 15 to 20 minutes, it's probably OK for someone else to ask something.Mickal gets to ask, I gather.
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Name 4 members of the "local group" of galexy's.
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The Milky Way, Andromeda, The Small and the Large Magellanic clouds.
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yep
M33 is another...
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What is the The Milky Way's galaxy type?
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barred spiral
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Sorry, the question was supposed to ask "what is the hubble classificition for the Milky Way". Sorry for the crude wording.
We're in a barred spiral?! I'm pretty sure the classification for our galaxy is Sb, not SBb. :-?
Brb, gettin some lunch. :P
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The milxy way does actually have a slight bar making it a SBbc
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http://www.seds.org/messier/more/mw.htmlSorry, the question was supposed to ask "what is the hubble classificition for the Milky Way". Sorry for the crude wording.
We're in a barred spiral?! I'm pretty sure the classification for our galaxy is Sb, not SBb. :-?
Brb, gettin some lunch. :P
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"...that the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb or Sc"
Mickal, close but no Cigar, closer to Bodes? :wink:
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Cool. Maybe my sources are outdated. Fire away.
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Hmmm.....what are your sources mickal?http://www.seds.org/messier/more/mw.htmlSorry, the question was supposed to ask "what is the hubble classificition for the Milky Way". Sorry for the crude wording.
We're in a barred spiral?! I'm pretty sure the classification for our galaxy is Sb, not SBb. :-?
Brb, gettin some lunch. :P
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"...that the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sb or Sc"
Mickal, close but no Cigar, closer to Bodes? :wink:
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my head
From mel's article
It is still not clear if it has a bar structure (so that it would be type SB) or not, but an increasing number of investigations has given some evidence for this, so that the Milky Way may look like M61 or M83, and is perhaps best classified as SABbc.
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Things are probably gonna change heaps over the next century anyway.my head
From mel's article
It is still not clear if it has a bar structure (so that it would be type SB) or not, but an increasing number of investigations has given some evidence for this, so that the Milky Way may look like M61 or M83, and is perhaps best classified as SABbc.
Your go.
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OK
An easy one: What is the brightest star in virgo called?
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Spica. The ear of the corn, I think. :P
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