Harpreet Bashagwani Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:06 am
(In order papers were turned in; Instructor's comments in orange):
Annie Krum
Constellations are also known as:
Constellations are also known as stars which an asterism. Correct.
Why is the universe like a time machine?
The universe is like a time machine because the sky and all of the light that we see comes from a point in our past. Correct.
When were the current Institute Star Charts created?
The current Institute Star Charts were created over three hundred years ago. Correct.
The Summer Triangle is primarily located in what three constellations?
The Summer Triangle is primarily located in the three constellations of Lyra, Cygnus, and Aquila. Correct.
Which three stars make up the points of the Summer Triangle?
The three stars that make up the points of the Summer Triangle are Vega, Deneb, and Altair. Correct.
The Great Square is found in what two constellations?
The Great Square is found in the two constellations of Andromeda and Pegasus. Correct.
Who created the current Institute Star Charts?
The current Institute Star Charts were created by Astria Blomqvist of Coven Cernunnos. Correct.
Which civilizations were home to the first great astronomers?
The first great astronomers were the Egyptians, Babylonians and Chinese, followed by the Persians and Indians. Correct.
Total correct: 8. Grade O and 25 points for Coven Cernunnos.
Keith Domingo
Constellations are also known as:
Asterisms Correct.
Why is the universe like a time machine?
It takes time for light from stars to reach Earth, so we are always looking into the past. Correct.
When were the current Institute Star Charts created?
1683 Correct.
The Summer Triangle is primarily located in what three constellations?
Aquila, Cygnus, and Lyra. Correct.
Which three stars make up the points of the Summer Triangle?
Altair, Deneb, and Vega. Correct.
The Great Square is found in what two constellations?
Pegasus and Andromeda. Correct.
Who created the current Institute Star Charts?
Astria Blomqvist, a Cernunnos. Correct.
Which civilizations were home to the first great astronomers?
The Egyptians, Babylonians, and the Chinese. Correct.
Total correct: 8. Grade O and 25 points for Coven Bloeddewedd.
Kerry Malibey
Constellations are also known as: Asterisms. Correct.
Why is the universe like a time machine? Because of the time it takes for light to reach us, everything we see started towards us at some time in our past; we are almost never seeing anything current. Correct.
When were the current Institute Star Charts created?
From 1683 to 1692. Correct!
The Summer Triangle is primarily located in what three constellations?
Altair, Deneb, and Vega. Correct.
Which three stars make up the points of the Summer Triangle?
Alpha Lyra (Vega), Alpha Cygni (Deneb), Alpha Aquilae (Altair). Correct.
The Great Square is found in what two constellations?
Pegasus and Andromeda. Correct.
Who created the current Institute Star Charts?
Astria Blomqvist from Coven Cernunnos. Correct.
Which civilizations were home to the first great astronomers?
Egyptians, Babylonians, Chinese, Persians and Indians. Correct.
Total correct: 8. Grade O and 25 points for Coven Cernunnos.
Evangelina Cromwell
Constellations are also known as: A constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. While this is technically correct, it's not the answer I needed. Incorrect.
Why is the universe like a time machine? The universe is like a time machine, through time dilation. Time dilation is defined that the closer you travel at the speed of light, the slower time travels. Similarly, it takes time for things to finally catch up; if a star is 2,000 light years away, it’ll take 2,000 years to reach you. The second half of your answer is correct, which the first half was never mentioned in my lecture and is irrelevant. The first half of your answer refers to the Special Theory of Relativity as created by the Muggle physicist Einstein, and relates to measurements in inertial frames of reference. And while time dilation does create something of a time machine effect, said effect relates only to the frame of reference outside of the point of acceleration or gravity.
Also, even if someone is accelerating towards the star Antares at .95c, creating an internal gamma (γ) of 3.202563 relative to a planet they are passing, the light from Antares still took the same time to reach both points as the speed of light, c, is invariant and, according to Special Relativity, is the same for all inertial observers regardless of the state of motion of the source. The only difference in their observations would be a blue-shifting of Antares from the point of the person accelerating at .95c.
I will count this correct; in the future please give only what is required.
When were the current Institute Star Charts created? Although “current” is a loose term, some, if not all, of the Institute’s Start Charts were created in between 1683-1692 by Astria Blomqvist. Correct. Are we using The Doctor's statement of "Time is Relative" to benchmark "current"? *smiles*
The Summer Triangle is primarily located in what three constellations? Three brilliant stars form this stellar right triangle making it our best heavenly landmark in the August night sky. Vega high above and its western point appears the brightest of the three. Deneb, also high above and to the east of Vega, appears the dimmest. Altair shines below in the south, forming the most distant point of this great triad.
These three stunning stars are an unofficial star group or asterism that link the three constellations. Lyra, Cygnus the Swan and Aquila the Eagle. This Summer Triangle lies high above, over the Milky Way that now sweeps across the heavens from north to south.
When one ponders upon this heavenly trinity, a transformational gateway appears. The qualities of this gateway, when personally activated lead one on the path of the gods to divine unity. Correct.
Which three stars make up the points of the Summer Triangle? As mentioned above, the three stars that make up the points of the Summer Triangle are Vega, Deneb, and Altair. Correct.
The Great Square is found in what two constellations? The Great Square is found in the constellations of Andromeda and Pegasus Correct.
Who created the current Institute Star Charts? The Institute’s Star Charts were created by Astria Blomqvist, who was part of the Coven Cernunnos. Correct.
Which civilizations were home to the first great astronomers? The oldest catalogues of stars and constellations are from Old Babylonian astronomy, beginning in the Middle Bronze Age. The Graeco-Roman empires were the next to use the science of astronomy, since 3-4 century BC. The Chinese were the first of the Eastern people to use astronomy, as they differ from Western astronomy. Correct.
Total correct: 7. Grade E and 20 points - 10 points (for arriving late) = 10 points for part of Coven Mórrígan.
Raven Whitefeather
Constellations are also known as: Constellations were known by ancient people as Star Pictures. While this is technically correct for some cultures, it's not the answer I needed. Incorrect.
Why is the universe like a time machine?
The universe is like a time machine because we can see how the stars were like, depending on how far away they are. All stars are different in distance and the closest is 4 light years away, that means if you pointed a red laser light at it, it would take 4 years for that light to reach that star, if the sun died suddenly it would take 8 minutes for us to realize this since the sun is 8 light minutes away from us. This law also applies to distant galaxies, we have no idea what the galaxy looks like currently since the light left those galaxies millions of years ago. When we look at the universe, we are actually seeing the history of the universe. Correct.
When were the current Institute Star Charts created?
The Institute’s Star Charts were created 300 years ago. Correct.
The Summer Triangle is primarily located in what three constellations?
Lyra, Cygnus, and Aquila Correct.
Which three stars make up the points of the Summer Triangle?
Deneb, Vega, and Altair Correct.
The Great Square is found in what two constellations?
Andromeda and Pegasus Correct.
Who created the current Institute Star Charts?
Astria Blomqvist Correct.
Which civilizations were home to the first great astronomers?
Greek and Roman were the first to truly come up with the first great astronomers Incorrect. Egyptians, Babylonians, Chinese and Persians came first. Be punctual for the next lecture, Miss Whitefeather; there is plenty of time to sleep afterwards.
Total correct: 6. Grade A and 15 points - 10 points (for arriving late) = 5 points for Coven Ceridwen.
Thank you for your time, students. Anyone who would like to discuss their telescope purchase may contact me over the weekend. See you next week!
