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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

How many stars are visible in the Pleiades star cluster?

Six Signup and view all the answers

What is Blaze Star also known as?

Recurrent Nova Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of the project?

To detect exoplanet transits and find extraterrestrial life Signup and view all the answers

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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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Explore the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter, and its moons, including Europa, a potential habitable candidate. Learn about the technology used to study the night sky.