Astronomy Starry Night - Tutorial Quiz

What do you see when you open the tutorial?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How far away from you (the observer) is Antares?

• 2 ly

• 500 ly

• 200 ly

• 302 ly

In part 3 we look at measurements and how to measure things using Starry Night. What is the approximate angular separation between the star Antares and the Moon?

• 15°

• 98°

• 30°

• 36°

What is the distance between Antares and Sabik?

• 100.00 ly

• 186.3 ly

• 469 ly

• 20.5 ly

Change the date to July 8, 2014. What was the approximate angular separation between the star Antares and the Moon on this date?

• 3°

• 11°

• 32°

• 8°

The compass direction points (N, NW, W, SW, S, SE, E, NE) are marked along the horizon in Starry Night. Change the direction you are facing until the gaze shows an azimuth (Az) of 315°. Towards what compass direction are you facing?

• S

• SE

• N

• NW

Use the zoom controls to magnify the Moon until it fills the entire Sky Chart. Read the field of view display on the bottom left corner of the Status Bar. Roughly, what is the angular diameter of the Moon?

• 59 arc minutes

• 30 arc minutes

• 30 arc seconds

• 15 arc minutes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the distance in light years (ly) to Alkaid?

• 12 ly

• 104 ly

• 55 ly

• 4 ly