People have been getting lazy lately. All these
privchange posts which just tell you what you want to hear. Well, not this time. You're gonna have to work for the information! See if you can answer all of these questions. In keeping with the astronomy theme I seem to have going with posts to
privchange, all of the questions are related to astronomy in some way.
- Which is the largest moon of Saturn?
- Which is the 4th brightest star in the sky?
- Which is the 4th closest planet to our Sun?
- Which moon of Jupiter is named after the goat in Greek mythology that nursed the baby Jupiter when Jupiter was in hiding from his own father? (Hint: It's the 3rd closest to Jupiter).
- What is the name of the brightest star system in the constellation "Centaurus"? (Hint: Look at my other privchange posts ;))
- By what name is Asteroid 9016 better known? (Hint: Today (28th August) was it's closest approach to Earth at 1.17AU)
- "Ceres" is now classified as a dwarf planet. It was originally classified as a planet (and would've been fifth from the Sun had it remained with the "planet" classification), but was reclassified by many astronomers around the 1850s. What was it classified as for over 150 years before becoming a dwarf planet in 2006?
- What was the name of the first Earth orbiter?
- Which constellation represents the American Indian"?
- What is the approximate radius of the planet Earth in miles?
Now you may all think that this is for nothing, but you'd be wrong. What do you get when you take the first letter (or number) from each of the answers?
1. Titan
2. Arcturus
3. Mars
4. Amalthea
5. Rigil Kentaurus
6. Henrymoore
7. Asteroid
8. Sputnik 1
9. Indus
10. 3,955 miles (It varies from 3,950 to 3,963 depending on where you look).
That's right, "
tamar has I3"!
Congratulations to
tamar, the newest I3 in Styles!