Astronomy Quiz: Jupiter and Moons

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What software is used to control the mount and take pictures of the night sky?

  • PuTTY (correct)
  • FileZilla
  • AstroImageJ
  • SAOImage

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

  • Uranus
  • Saturn
  • Earth
  • Jupiter (correct)

Which moon of Jupiter is considered to have chances of being habitable?

  • Callisto
  • Europa (correct)
  • Ganymede
  • Io

How many stars are visible in the Pleiades star cluster?

<p>Six (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Blaze Star also known as?

<p>Recurrent Nova (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of the project?

<p>To detect exoplanet transits and find extraterrestrial life (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Astronomy and Computing

  • PuTTY software is used to control a mount to take pictures of the night sky using pocs language.
  • Images are stored on an SD card and accessed through FileZilla.

Astronomical Objects

Jupiter

  • Largest planet in the solar system, approximately 2.5 times more massive than all other planets combined.
  • Considered a failed star and not habitable.
  • Has Galilean Moons, including Europa, which may be habitable.

Pleiades

  • Open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, also known as the Seven Sisters.
  • Contains thousands of stars, but only six are visible.

Recurrent Nova

  • A phenomenon where a star's brightness or luminosity significantly increases, also known as Blaze Star.
  • Located 3000 light years in the Milky Way galaxy and is a closed binary system.

Exoplanet Detection

  • A global network of cameras aims to monitor a large fraction of the sky to detect exoplanet transits.
  • The project brings us closer to finding extraterrestrial life.

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