ROUND 1TAKE OFF

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What’s X??

The earliest surviving record of X observation dates from 364 BC, based on comments by Chinese astronomer Gan De in a star catalogue. By 28 BC, Chinese astronomers were regularly recording X observations in official imperial records. The first clear mention of a X in Western literature, around 300 BC, was by the ancient Greek scholar Theophrastus, student of Plato and Aristotle and successor to the latter. A more recent X observation was made on 17 March 807 AD by the Benedictine monk Adelmus, who observed a large X that was visible for eight days; however, Adelmus incorrectly concluded he was observing Mercury. A large X was also seen at the time of Charlemagne's death in 813 AD. X activity in 1129 was described by John of Worcester, and Averroes provided a description of X later in the 12th century; however, these observations were also misinterpreted as planets, until Galileo gave the correct explanation in 1612.

Picture taken by Voyager 2. What is it?

Connect to something in Astronomy

1. Popcorn2. Cherry tomato3. Cherry tomato4. Blueberry5. Watermelon6. Large Grapefruit7. Apple8. Lime

A Computer-generated map from Hubble images. This is synthesized true color and among the highest resolutions possible with current technology. What is this?

The contribution of these two astronomers to the Modern Astronomy.

The picture on the right shows two dwarf galaxies popularly known by the name of the person on right. Identify the person.

Backwards……………

• Simon Singh, in his book Big Bang, says that this painting has striking similarities to a sketch of the Whirlpool Galaxy, drawn by Lord Rosse 44 years before this work.

• The painting has been compared to an astronomical photograph of a star named V838 Monocerotis, taken by the Hubble in 2004. The clouds of gas surrounding the star resemble the swirling patterns used in this painting.

• Art historian Joachim Pissarro cites this as an exemplar of the artist's fascination with the nocturnal.

Id. The painter and painting

He discovered the gap between the rings of Saturn. He determined the rotation period of mars and Jupiter within two minutes. He found the value of 1AU within 7% of its value. He also discovered the moons Iapetus, Rhea, Dione and Tethys. Identify the Astronomer.

Id. XScientists and engineers spend so much time working with the Z that the they become almost like pets. And just like pets, they get names that often say a lot about their "personalities." X got its name from student Clara Ma, who as a sixth grader, entered an essay contest to name the next Z. Her essay was chosen from 9,000 entries and as part of her winnings, Ma signed her name on Z before it was packed for its journey.

The idea that an undiscovered planet could exist in Solar System was suggested by Johann Elert Bode in 1772. Bode's considerations were based on the Titius–Bode law, a now discredited hypothesis which had been first proposed by Johann Daniel Titius in 1766, observing that there was a regular pattern in the semi-major axes of the known planets except at the current location of X. The pattern predicted that the missing planet ought to have a semi-major axis near 2.8 AU. William Herschel's discovery of Uranus in 1781 near the predicted distance for the next body beyond Saturn increased faith in the law of Titius and Bode, and in 1800, they sent requests to twenty-four experienced astronomers, asking that they combine their efforts and begin a methodical search for the expected planet. Later on the final confirmation of discovery of X came in 1801.

X is a region of the Solar System beyond the planets extending from the orbit of Neptune (at 30 AU) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun. It is similar to the asteroid belt, although it is far larger—20 times as wide and 20 to 200 times as massive. Like the asteroid belt, it consists mainly of small bodies, or remnants from the Solar System's formation. While most asteroids are composed primarily of rock and metal, X objects are composed largely of frozen volatiles (termed "ices"), such as methane, ammonia and water.

An X is a mechanical device that illustrates the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons in the Solar System in a heliocentric model. Though the Greeks had working planetariums, the first X that was a planetarium of the modern era was produced in 1704, and one was presented to the Earl of X — whence the name came.

ROUND 2 ‘ANAGRAM’ ROUND

Round 3MYTHOLOGY

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Id. X and Y X is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy. Located north of the celestial equator, it is named for daughter of Cassiopeia, in the Greek myth, who was chained to a rock to be eaten by the sea monster Cetus but was saved from death by Y, her future husband.

According to Greek mythology, X is a winged divine white horse. He was sired by Poseidon and was instructed by Zeus to bring lightning and thunder from Olympus. He was captured by the Greek hero Bellerophon near the fountain Peirene with the help of Athena and Poseidon. His rider, however, falls off his back trying to reach Mount Olympus. Zeus transformed him into the a constellation and placed him up in the sky. Id X.

_____ is a son of Surya and his wife Chhaya, hence also known as Chayyaputra. He is the elder brother of Yama, the Hindu god of death, who in some scriptures corresponds to the deliverance of justice. Surya's two sons ______ and Yama judge. ______ gives us the results of one's deeds through one's life through appropriate punishments and rewards; Yama grants the results of one's deeds after death

For his second of the twelve labours, Eurystheus sent Heracles to slay the X, which Hera had raised just to slay Heracles. Heracles called on his nephew Iolaus for help. His nephew came upon the idea of using a firebrand to scorch the neck stumps after each decapitation of a head of X. Seeing that Heracles was winning, Hera sent a large crab to distract him. He crushed it under his mighty foot. Finally Heracles cut X’s last head. Hera, upset that Heracles slew the beast she raised to kill him, placed it in the dark blue vault of the sky as the Constellation X. She then turned the crab into the Constellation Y.

X was the personification of the Sun in Greek mythology. X was imagined as a handsome god crowned with the shining aureole of the Sun, who drove the chariot of the sun across the sky each day to earth circling Oceanus and through the world-ocean returned to the East at night. X is sometimes identified with Apollo. Y was the statue of X erected in the city of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC. Give me X and Y.

Backwards………

Give me X and Y The Egyptian god of sky, X is represented by a Y. According to mythology the sun is the right eye of X and the moon is his left eye and they traverse the sky when the Y flies across it. X had a fierce battle for Egypt with Set in which he lost his left eye. This is sometimes given as an explanation for the moon being less bright than the sun.

Connect

X is the ferryman of the dead, closely associated in myth with the god Hades, whom the Romans identified with their god Pluto. X is depicted frequently in the art of ancient Greece. Attic funerary vases of the 5th and 4th centuries BC are often decorated with scenes of the dead boarding X’s boat.

Give me X and Y or their more popular names.

X is a manasputra of God Brahma. He had in his possession the divine cow Kamadhenu, and Nandini her child, who could grant anything to their owners. Y is the name of the wife of X.X one of 9 Prajapatis is credited as the chief author of Mandala 7 of the Rigveda. X and his family are glorified in RV 7.33, extolling their role in the Battle of the Ten Kings, making him the only mortal besides Bhava to have a Rigvedic hymn dedicated to him. Another treatise attributed by him is “X Samhita" - a book on Vedic system of electional astrology.

• Richard Hinckley Allen lists many folk names for the X. The English ones include: Jacob's Rod or Staff; Peter's Staff; the Golden Yard-arm; the Ell; the Yard-wand; the Ellwand ; Our Lady's Wand; the Magi; the Three Kings; the Three Marys etc.

• The passage "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of ____?" is found in the Book of Job.

Identify.

In Hindu tradition,_______ is a cut-off head of an asura, that swallows the sun or the moon causing eclipses. He is depicted in art as a serpent with no body riding a chariot drawn by eight black horses. ________ is one of the navagrahas (nine planets) in Vedic astrology. The _______ kala (time of day under the influence of _____________) is considered inauspicious.

ROUND 4

RULES• Questions open to all• Write down the answers on the piece of paper

provided to you.• If all the six teams get it correct, no points• If five teams get it -> 5 points• Four teams get it -> 10 points• Three teams -> 15 points• Two teams -> 20 points• Only one team gets it ->25 points

Le Gentil was commissioned by the French Academe to observe the 1761 ____________. After three months at sea, he arrived at the French colony of Mauritius to secure a voyage to Pondicherry, only to find the Indian territory under siege from English warships. Although he had papers granting safe passage, Le Gentil failed to receive permission, and the _______ occurred while he was sailing back to Mauritius. This clearly made the task of precision timing impossible and the opportunity was lost. Rather than give up, Le Gentil decided to stay in Mauritius for another five years, planning the best places to observe the next ________ in 1769. With the war over and letters of support from the Governor of Mauritius and the French Academe, Le Gentil boarded a Spanish ship bound for Manila in May. Unfortunately, after all his meticulous planning and a three-month voyage, Le Gentil was accused by the Spanish Governor of being a foreign spy. He fled Manila for Pondicherry, to observe the _______ from the Indian Ocean destination. On the night before the 1769 ________, the weather in Pondicherry was clear and everything was set. But, after nine years waiting for this fateful moment, the wind changed and the _____, clouded out, was unobservable.

The total solar eclipse of 29th May 1919 was one of the most awaited ones. The Eclipse was the only chance to "turn off" the light from the Sun and make observations possible. Two teams were sent to two separate sites for observation.

Which theory was being tested?

My beloved children, I want to tell you that on the day after the departure of our brothers Kuntz and Michel, on a Friday, we saw three suns in the sky for a good long time, about an hour, as well as two rainbows. These had their backs turned toward each other, almost touching in the middle, and their ends pointed away from each other. And this I, Jakob, saw with my own eyes, and many brothers and sisters saw it with me. After a while the two suns and rainbows disappeared, and only the one sun remained. Even though the other two suns were not as bright as the one, they were clearly visible.

Which natural phenomenon is being talked about?

What is the speciality of the circled region?

• In May 2010, an astronomical event gained widespread popularity. Here are some statements regarding the same:

• This is not the first time this has happened, X goes missing every 10 years or so. In fact, it's disappeared about 18 times since the turn of the 19th century.

• It's possible, that some 'ammonia cirrus' has formed on top of X, hiding it from view.

• It's like a missing tooth. There is disorder on Jupiter — and we just don't know why.

What is being talked about?

Name the phenomena