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October 2nd 04, 12:07 AM
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Astronomy Quiz ! ! !
Listen up, you may win a prize if you get this right!!!
Question 1: ------------ What is the *second* *reddest* star in the entire night sky to shine above fifth magnitude? Is it:- A. Mu Cephei (William Herschel's "Garnet Star") B. The variable star CE Tauri C. The red supergiant Antares D. None of these Question 2: ------------- Who was the *FIRST* to identify the *second* *reddest* star mentioned in question 1 above? Was it:- A. The English astronomer John Goodricke in 1775 B. Mullah Omar (the notorius Taliban leader in Afghanistan) C. Sir Patrick Moore D. Abdul Ahad of the AA Institute Question 3: ------------- Does anyone have any plans to observe the variability of the star mentioned in Question 1 above, in the current season? Clue: The star is just rising in the late evenings! All answers invited!!! AAI 
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October 2nd 04, 11:49 AM
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October 2nd 04, 04:13 PM
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Question 1:
What is the *second* *reddest* star in the entire night sky to shine above fifth magnitude? B. CE Tauri (The Ruby Star) Question 2: Who was the *FIRST* to identify the *second* *reddest* star mentioned in question 1 above? D: Abdul Ahad Question 3: Does anyone have any plans to observe the variability of the star mentioned in Question 1 above, in the current season? Besides Abdul? SSX
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October 3rd 04, 07:58 PM
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(SaberScorpX) wrote in message ...
Question 1: What is the *second* *reddest* star in the entire night sky to shine above fifth magnitude? B. CE Tauri (The Ruby Star) Question 2: Who was the *FIRST* to identify the *second* *reddest* star mentioned in question 1 above? D: Abdul Ahad Question 3: Does anyone have any plans to observe the variability of the star mentioned in Question 1 above, in the current season? Besides Abdul? SSX Hey... I hope you haven't been cheating by looking back over my posts over 6 months ago!!! How do you know it's called the "Ruby Star"? Assuming you've been sincere, well congratulations! The prize you win comes two-fold. Firstly, you get to view the AA Institute's, one and only, ground-breaking, *exclusive* Red Stars Catalog, HOT off the press:- http://uk.geocities.com/aa_spaceagen...r_catalog.html And secondly, you have an option to pick a star in the sky and... wait for it... name it! However, you must comply with a few rules in your choosing (you didn't think it would be that simple, eh?!). Here are the rules:- 1. The star must not already have a proper name (e.g. Sirius, Algenib, Merak, etc) or a name in common use (e.g. Garnet Star, Pistol Star, Ruby Star (the one I've named!) etc) 2. You must be able to quote some unique or exceptional attribute about your star, which no one else has cited before 3. You will have photographed or seen it with your own eye (and be able to validate your claim!) 4. You can only name ONE star in the whole sky. 5. Once you have decided on the unique name for your unique star, you can't change it. I would encourage you to pay special attention to point number (2) above, as that's the most challenging bit! I wish you all the luck! AAI
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October 3rd 04, 09:49 PM
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Assuming you've been sincere, well congratulations!
Yay, I win. Just playing along with your promotion. Was really hoping for cash, though  It's a good nickname for CE btw. SSX
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#7
October 4th 04, 01:04 AM
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(AA Institute) wrote in message . com...
(Double-A) wrote in message . com... (AA Institute) wrote in message . com... Listen up, you may win a prize if you get this right!!! Question 1: ------------ What is the *second* *reddest* star in the entire night sky to shine above fifth magnitude? Is it:- A. Mu Cephei (William Herschel's "Garnet Star") B. The variable star CE Tauri C. The red supergiant Antares D. None of these Answer: D No, have another go. By "above fifth magnitude" do you mean = 4, or = 6? Double-A
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#8
October 4th 04, 08:23 AM
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(Double-A) wrote in message . com...
(AA Institute) wrote in message . com... (Double-A) wrote in message . com... (AA Institute) wrote in message . com... Listen up, you may win a prize if you get this right!!! Question 1: ------------ What is the *second* *reddest* star in the entire night sky to shine above fifth magnitude? Is it:- A. Mu Cephei (William Herschel's "Garnet Star") B. The variable star CE Tauri C. The red supergiant Antares D. None of these Answer: D No, have another go. By "above fifth magnitude" do you mean = 4, or = 6? I mean 5 ... brighter than magnitude 5...
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#9
October 4th 04, 09:10 AM
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#10
October 4th 04, 07:50 PM
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So you don't want to name your star then? You can pick one in
constellation "Scorpius" you know, it would go well with your alias. I'll look around and get back to you on that. *still playing along* I'm actually quite surprised that no one has been singing [CE Tauri's] praises, or even vaguely being aware of it as *the*second reddest naked eye star, as its virtually as red as the famousGarnet Star. Not to burst your bubble, but CE Tauri (aka HD 36389, HR 1845, 119 Tau) has been exhaustively studied for at least the last 25 years: http://www.konkoly.hu/cgi-bin/IBVS?4629 Pretty sure you're the first to give it a colorful nickname, though. SSX
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