January 2023 Astro trivia quiz

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Hi everybody,

Happy New Year :occasion-balloons:
:occasion-partyblower:
With the planets having put on such a fine show recently, this new years quiz has a bit of a planetary theme.

https://tinyurl.com/2ya93437

Still looking for someone to take on the quizmaster duties from March - July.
BABOafrica is very busy at work and I won't be able to cover during these months.

Enjoy

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OzEclipse wrote: Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:57 pm Hi everybody,

Happy New Year :occasion-balloons:
:occasion-partyblower:
With the planets having put on such a fine show recently, this new years quiz has a bit of a planetary theme.

https://tinyurl.com/2ya93437

Still looking for someone to take on the quizmaster duties from March - July.
BABOafrica is very busy at work and I won't be able to cover during these months.

Enjoy

Joe Cali
Thanks Joe. Looking forward to the quiz!
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11/20 for me. Better luck next time!
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A fair 14. Thanks for setting it, and all the best for 2023 .
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18/20 thanks Joe
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I got 20, but I took two chances.
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OK, 18/20 this time , a couple guesses came thru. But, bone picking, the one I missed was a bit of a 'trick' question for the obvious optical double star located therein. Actually, now that I think back, there were a couple others that could be considered 'trick' questions. But that is the fun of it, trying to out-guess the professor!

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15/20. I must be getting smarter.
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15/20 as well, fun quiz Joe, thanks!
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I take issue with question #4

18/20
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11/20, my best so far. One question was unclear, namely the "object pictured above" you are referring to - the picture contains many objects! Since it was in the Southern hemisphere I would not have known the answer anyway. Another one I missed because I was counting a double star as 2 otherwise I would have got it right. Thanks for the quiz, it was fun.
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SkyHiker wrote: Mon Jan 16, 2023 4:04 am 11/20, my best so far. One question was unclear, namely the "object pictured above" you are referring to - the picture contains many objects! Since it was in the Southern hemisphere I would not have known the answer anyway. Another one I missed because I was counting a double star as 2 otherwise I would have got it right. Thanks for the quiz, it was fun.
Henk,
Sorry, both questions referred to the same objects but your point is taken, that question could have been more clearly expressed.

In my defence, it made perfect sense to me. :lol:

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JayTee wrote: Mon Jan 16, 2023 2:21 am I take issue with question #4

18/20
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Ok so not being able to see it, I relied upon references. Maybe I blew this one.
Between you & Henk, I'll have to refrain from asking questions about either the northern or southern hemispheres.
I guarantee you'll find no faults with the quizzes from March to June. :icon-smile:

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OzEclipse wrote: Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:38 am
SkyHiker wrote: Mon Jan 16, 2023 4:04 am 11/20, my best so far. One question was unclear, namely the "object pictured above" you are referring to - the picture contains many objects! Since it was in the Southern hemisphere I would not have known the answer anyway. Another one I missed because I was counting a double star as 2 otherwise I would have got it right. Thanks for the quiz, it was fun.
Henk,
Sorry, both questions referred to the same objects but your point is taken, that question could have been more clearly expressed.
If you would have written "the objects" instead of "the object" then it would have been clear to me.

I see that Steve was also guessing if he should count the double star as 2 or 1. He probably guessed 1, I didn't.

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13/20 here. Another so-so result for me!

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