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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1030      1996 Jan 07 12.44UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
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CHRISTMAS QUIZ
Further to the Christmas Quiz e-mailed on 1995 Dec 25 the first
all correct set of answers received were from Gareth Williams,
a TA subscriber who is based at the Minor Planet Centre in USA.
The answers were:

1) Who discovered Nova Aur 1891 (=T Aur)?
The Rev. Dr. Thomas D.Anderson

2) What instrument did George Alcock use to discover Nova Del 1967?
11x80 Beck hand-held binoculars

3) On which tapestry is Comet Halley depicted?
Bayeux

4) On which date will the next transit of Mercury across the face
of the Sun be visible from Earth?
1999 Nov 15

5) On which date will the next total solar eclipse be visible
from England?
1999 Aug 11

6) Who discovered the famous sun-grazing comet in 1965?
Kaoru Ikeya and Tsutomu Seki

7) Which faint compact cluster lies just southwest of M35?
NGC 2158

8) Where was the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams based
before the move to Cambridge?
Copenhagen, Denmark

9) What was the title of the famous catalogue by Peter Nilson
published in 1973?
Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies

10) The variable TU Leo is thought not to be real. Which object
accounted for the original variable star catalogued entry?
(8) Flora (Asteroid)

Many congratulations to Gareth and thanks to all other
contributors who took the time to submit their entries.

Guy M Hurst