Astronomy Interview Questions
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What is the name for the celestial body of interstellar gas and dust where stars are sometimes born?

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The 29 days it takes the moon to complete an orbit around the earth is called a?

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A meteor that reaches the surface of the earth is more accurately called a?

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Is the gravitational pull on an object equalized if the object is at the centre of a planet, i.e. Surrounded by the mass of the planet, which is creating the gravity?

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Which of the is not another name for the pleiades?

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The celestial coordinate analogous to latitude is called?

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Name the part of the sun that we can see without any instruments?

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When a superior planet is at quadrature in reference to the earth, what is its elongation in degrees?

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Maria on the moon are?

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Astronomers usually detect the electromagnetic emissions of a single neutron star in what single form?

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What is the thinnest layer of the suns atmosphere?

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How many half- moons are there in a lunar cycle?

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Which of the pulsating variable star whose brightness varies in a very regular time period of about 1-50 days?

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According to keplers third law, plotting the squares of the periods of the planet against the cubes of the semi- major axes of their orbits will result in what sort of graph?

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The magellan clouds are actually what type of celestial body?

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Explain how old is this universe?

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Which moon is the only other body in our solar system, besides the earth, that has an atmosphere of mostly nitrogen?

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What is the distance between two galaxies?

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Tell me how long is a day on saturn?

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What are the super giant novae stars?

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How many stars are there, which are normally visible?

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How was the moon formed?

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Does astronomy help you with other things in life? If yes, what?

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How stars are formed?

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Explain how old is our earth?

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Is the moon escaping the earth?

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What is the term for the amount of energy released from each square meter of an objects surface each second?

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Most astronomers believe that these celestial bodies are at the center of quasars and are the main reason for their large energy emissions?

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All of saturns moons are composed predominantly of what substance?

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How long is it until our solar system ceases to exist?

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