Constellation Stories Final

Question 1

What is another name for Canis Major?

Answer 1

Big Dog

Question 2

What is the brightest star in Canis Major?

Answer 2

Sirius

Question 3

The name of the open star cluster in Canis Major is Sirius B

Answer 3

M41

Question 4

Sirius B was the first discovered white dwarf planet

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Phaethon was Cygnus’s friend.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

Phaethon was mortal, but his father was the god Zeus.

Answer 6

false

Question 7

How did Phaethon put Earth in jeopardy?

Answer 7

Phaethon drove the chariot carrying the sun recklessly and sent the sun hurling at Earth

Question 8

Why is Cygnus a swan in the sky?

Question 9

The name of the asterism in Cygnus is the Northern Cross.

Answer 9

true

Question 10

The big dog is also called

Answer 10

canis major + Orion’s companion

Question 11

The name of the asterism in Cygnus is know as the Southern Cross

Answer 11

false

Question 12

Which three stars mark the summer triangle?

Answer 12

Deneb, Altair, Vega

Question 13

Albireo, the bright star at the tail of Cygnus, is a double star

Answer 13

false

Question 14

Half-horse, Centaur, Half-Human, Sagittarius, Chiron are all names and descriptors given to Sagittarius.

Answer 14

true

Question 15

teapot is the asterism in Sagittarius?

Answer 15

true

Question 16

M38 is another name for Lagoon Nebula?

Answer 16

false

Question 17

Sagittarius is in the densest part of the Milky Way.

Answer 17

true

Question 18

Cygnus is a swan in the sky?

Answer 18

true

Question 19

Taurus the Bull and Zeus King of the Gods are one and the same.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

the color Taurus is white

Answer 20

true

Question 21

Mariposa found Taurus attractive?

Answer 21

False

Question 22

The Hyades is an open star cluster at the head of the bull marked by a V.

Answer 22

true

Question 23

pleiades is the name of the second open star cluster on Taurus’s back?

Answer 23

true

Question 24

How many stars make up the Pleiades?

Answer 24

6

Question 25

Zeus was the father of Hercules.

Answer 25

true

Question 26

Hercules had a jealous wife named Hera.

Answer 26

false

Question 27

Hercules ate the serpents sent to kill him.

Answer 27

false

Question 28

M8 is another name for Lagoon Nebula?

Answer 28

true

Question 29

One of the labors of Hercules was to kill a bear and wear its skin

Answer 29

false

Question 30

Hercules died battling the three headed dog Cerberus.

Answer 30

False

Question 31

The asterism in Hercules is known as the Keystone.

Answer 31

true

Question 32

Leo was the lion Hercules killed

Answer 32

true

Question 33

By following the front two Big Dipper’s bowl stars in the same direction you can find Leo.

Answer 33

false

Question 34

the asterism in Sagittariusis the

Answer 34

teapot

Question 35

The bright star Regulus is in the constellation of Leo.

Answer 35

true

Question 36

What is part of the constellation known as because of its shape?

Answer 36

regulus

Question 37

When can you see Leo high in the sky?

Answer 37

Winter and Spring

Question 38

Meteors that appear to come from Leo are called __________ and happen every___________?

Answer 38

Leonid showers, 33 years

Question 39

Pegasus came from Andromeda’s blood from?

Answer 39

false

Question 40

After training him, Bellerophon try to ride Pegasus to olympus

Question 41

A gadfly sent by Zeus stung Pegasus.

Answer 41

true

Question 42

Pegasus fell and was severely injured.

Answer 42

false

Question 43

The four stars in the horse’s body that form an asterism are called The Great Square

Answer 43

false

Question 44

Who helps Perseus?

Question 45

Perseus was sent to kill the gorgons.

Question 46

Who did Perseus save from Cetus?

Question 47

Perseus’s shield was special because it was highly polished and acted as a mirror.

Question 48

Algol changes brightness every 2.9 days.

Question 49

Without binoculars you can see open star clusters in Orion