| I was challenged to come up with a Mathematically challenging Astronomy quiz in rhyming couplets.... not easy given the astronomical numbers involved and the many approximations. However here it is for those who like this sort of challenge. The clues are all astronomy orientated and adding up each of the answers as you go should give you a grand total at the end which you should recognise :-) |
1. Round down to the nearest trillion, a Parsec's an astronomical thing; Divide by rounded up miles distance to CL0024+17's Dark Matter Ring. |
2. The approx 200 million year orbit of our galaxy you need To divide by our galaxy rotational km per sec. speed. |
3. Multiply the pulse rate of the first Pulsar in seconds and be concise With the year Paaliaq was discovered.... that's done in a trice ! |
4. Multiply an Analemma ...the plotted figure you should see By the least number of celestial bodies needed for a Syzygy. |
5. Next you'll need the escape velocity in km per sec from Mars To multiply by the year of Secchi's first Spectral Classification of Stars. |
6. The year Project Ozma first started to look for a radio signal's beat Multiplied carefully by Arecibo's diameter in feet. |
7. The year the first Planetarium the Munich crowds astounded Add to the year the Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded. |
8. Rounded in thousands, take the miles per sec. Speed of Light Multiply with the orbital period in years of Sirius B, a Dwarf that is white. |
9. Multiply the number of Earth Time Zones by the degrees longitude each is wide Then multiply by degrees of Civil;Nautical and Astronomical Twilight beside. |
10. Multiply our galaxy's nucleus thickness to the nearest thousand light years By the same but the Sun's distance from the centre......more big numbers....oh dear ! |
11. Frederick, Caroline and John..the sum of their birth-years....no trouble Multiply by the sum of those of Halley;Hale and Hubble. |
12. The Schwarzschild radius for the Sun you can multiply I'm sure By theMoon's distance (nearest thousand) kilometres from Earth's core. |
13. A straightforward question this for which you'll give a cheer To the nearest thousand, the value of our Platonic Year. |
14. The Black Eye Galaxy is much too far to go to visit So just how many rounded up light years away is it ? |
15. Here's an easier challenge - do it while you slumber The Owl and Trifid Nebulas- multiply their Messier numbers. |
16. Quaoar is a new object, hard to pronounce, an awkward sound Multiply its miles diameter with the year it was first found. |
17. Sporer made a study of spots seen from the Earth Multiply his Solar Cycle with his date of birth. |
18. Careful multiplication is needed to get the most From the NGC number and discovery of Jupiter's Ghost |
19. Multiply Nasmyth's birth by the inch reflector he used Then by the extra flat mirror's angle for Nasmyth's Focus - confused ? |
20. Hippolyte Fizeau and Jean-Bernard Foucault were both bright In 1849 they reported in km per sec what Speed of Light ? |
21. 99942(2004 MN4) and 1950 DA, a common threat pose Add the years these two are forecast to pass close. |
22. The Jewel Box open cluster is full of colours they say In Crux constellation, how many Light Years away ? |
23. A Supernova occurs when a star gets over-bloated In what year was the Crab Nebula big one noted ? |
24. We're getting near the end and it can't come too soon You need the kilometre diameter of Plato Crater on the Moon. |
25. I've tried to cover all aspects but some, I may have missed'em How many stars are there in a Binary System ? |
This quiz has been a hard one both to do and to devise So I really hope the total gives something you'll recognise |