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Question 1

How many stars are in the observable universe?

Answer 1

One hundred sextillion (10^23) the same as grains of sand in all earths beaches

Question 2

What galaxy is our sun in?

Answer 2

Our sun is a star in the Milky Way galaxy

Question 3

When is Orion present in the northern hemisphere ?

Answer 3

October to March

Question 4

How old is earth?

Answer 4

Middle aged

Question 5

How much larger is earth than humans?

Answer 5

10 million times

Question 6

How many constellations are there that are visible to America at some point during the year?

Answer 6

88

Question 7

How are the stars in a constellation ranked?

Answer 7

Brighter to darkest alpha (greek first letter) is brightest then beta (Greek second letter) and so on

Question 8

What constellation is Betelgeuse in?

Answer 8

it is the brightest star in Orion

Question 9

What constellation is Rigel in?

Answer 9

It is the second brightest star in Orion (names are permanent but Rigel is actually brighter than Betelgeuse)

Question 10

Latitude and longitude of Washington DC?

Answer 10

Latitude = 39 degrees north

Longitude = 77 degrees west