------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1727 2001 Dec 26 11.14UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074 INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.theastronomer.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRISTMAS QUIZ 1) Which name is given to asteroids at the L4 and L5 points in the orbit of Jupiter? 2) Which of the asteroids in question 1 has recently been discovered to be a double (name and number)? 3) Which meteor stream is believed to be linked to the asteroid (3200) Phaethon? 4) After the galactic supernova of 1604, the remnant of which similar object suggests it may have gone undetected soon afterwards? (Approx year and constellation)? 5) What was the initial designation of the first asteroid found by Brian Manning following the 'challenge' by Rob McNaught? 6) Which solar astronomer wrote 'Rosa Ursina' dedicated to drawings and observations of the Sun? In which year did it appear? 7) Which constellation has no stars brighter than magnitude 5.0? What was its original name? 8) What does 'D' stand for as the initial prefix of some comet designations? Which such periodic comet was inadvertently recovered by LINEAR on 2001 Dec 7? 9) Which observatory began operating a 1.8-m telescope in 1918? 10) What was the name of the author of a series of TA articles entitled 'Discovering the Nebulae'? The first all-correct entry received, as judged by the Editor whose decision is final, will receive a free year's sub to TA or an extension of an existing sub by 12 months. Alternatively you may donate a year's sub to someone currently not a subscriber. This competition is open to TA subscribers and also any non- subscribers. If there is no all-correct entry received by 2001 Jan 10.0UT then the highest scorer will be judged the winner. Guy M Hurst