These doughnut shaped zones of atomic particles consists of electrons and protons captured by the earths magnetic field from the solar winds and are called?
113Based on best altitude conditions, during what month in the northern hemisphere is it the best time to observe the full moon?
109In a search for planet x, this celestial body was found after astronomers had searched for an orbital disturbance of the planet uranus?
136This powerful telescope weighs about 11 tons, has a primary mirror 7.9 feet in diameter, and orbits about 380 miles above the earth?
97The time between two successive meridian transits of the sun as observed from a stationary spot on the earth's surface is called?
118Give the common name for the phenomenon which is the result of sunlight reflecting off the earth and faintly illuminating the darkened portion of the moon?
109What is the term for the amount of energy released from each square meter of an objects surface each second?
127The work of this harvard college observatory scientist made possible the first accurate determination of extragalactic distances by what is often called henriettas law?
78Of the three types of meteorites, which is the most common, in terms of the number of samples, to fall to earth in recorded history?
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What is the effect of gravity at the center of a planet?
What are the scientific names for the two regions of a sunspot?
Is the gravitational pull on an object equalized if the object is at the center of a planet, i.e. Surrounded by the mass of the planet, which is creating the gravity?
Give the common name for the phenomenon which is the result of sunlight reflecting off the earth and faintly illuminating the darkened portion of the moon?
What substance is responsible for neptunes blue-green color?
The apparent speed of the sun along the ecliptic is known as?
What is the distance between two galaxies?
The 29 days it takes the moon to complete an orbit around the earth is called a?
What are asteroids like?
How is venus different to earth?
How have some stars had time to die since the universe began?
Whos book, titled concerning the revolutions of celestial spheres, is considered to mark the birth of modern astronomy?
Is the gravitational pull on an object equalized if the object is at the centre of a planet, i.e. Surrounded by the mass of the planet, which is creating the gravity?
How far from earth, is the moon?
What is the difference between a star, satellite and a planet?