------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2072 2004 Dec 26 17.00UT 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. Who wrote in TA about 'train spotting' and ITMA? What did this latter term stand for? 2. What is an 'embedded cluster'? 3. Which special phenomenon was first mentioned by Cassini in 1683? 4) Which cluster in Messier's catalogue is not listed in the NGC? 5) Which discoverer of an asteroid auctioned his right to naming it and who accepted the offer? How was it then named? 6) Which English amateur astronomer published an excellent map of the Moon in 1910? 7) Can you name the comet independently found by two famous astronomers in January of 1785? 8) What did Arthur Pettifor find on May 5, 1991? 9) Which type of object was listed in the Webb Society Monograph No. 1 in 1993? 10) Who was the secretary when the Binocular Sky Society published their first report of 1969? 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 2005 Jan 10.0UT then the highest scorer will be judged the winner. Guy M Hurst