Astronomy Interview Questions
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These doughnut shaped zones of atomic particles consists of electrons and protons captured by the earths magnetic field from the solar winds and are called?

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Rounded off to the nearest trillion, how many miles is in a light year?

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Based on best altitude conditions, during what month in the northern hemisphere is it the best time to observe the full moon?

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In a search for planet x, this celestial body was found after astronomers had searched for an orbital disturbance of the planet uranus?

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This powerful telescope weighs about 11 tons, has a primary mirror 7.9 feet in diameter, and orbits about 380 miles above the earth?

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An emission or bright line spectrum consists of?

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The time between two successive meridian transits of the sun as observed from a stationary spot on the earth's surface is called?

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How many moons does jupiter have?

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Give the common name for the phenomenon which is the result of sunlight reflecting off the earth and faintly illuminating the darkened portion of the moon?

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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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What do astronomers call the point in the sky that is directly overhead?

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What is the constant called that is the average flux of the suns energy arriving at the earth?

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The work of this harvard college observatory scientist made possible the first accurate determination of extragalactic distances by what is often called henriettas law?

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Of the three types of meteorites, which is the most common, in terms of the number of samples, to fall to earth in recorded history?

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What moon of neptune orbits in a retrograde direction?

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What is the distance between two galaxies?

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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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The work of this harvard college observatory scientist made possible the first accurate determination of extragalactic distances by what is often called henriettas law?

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A solar eclipse can only occur at?

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Does non-carbon based life exist somewhere in the universe?

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All of saturns moons are composed predominantly of what substance?

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In the doppler effect, what is the correct term for the change in the color of light when an object that is emitting light is moving toward the observer?

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Which is the only star of the milky way galaxy?

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Who stated that planets are originated from the collision of the sun and comet?

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How many moons does neptune have?

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Which is the landing craft used by armstrong on the moon?

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Which is the first unmanned space vehicle which landed on the moon?

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Which was the vehicle used for the first landing on the moon?

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Give the common name for the phenomenon which is the result of sunlight reflecting off the earth and faintly illuminating the darkened portion of the moon?

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How many moons do Mars planet have?

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