IOAA Question Paper 2013

IOAA 2013
Volos, Greece

THEORY

7
th
International Olympiad on Astronomy & Astrophysics
27 July 5 August 2013, Volos Greece

Table of Constants

Mass (M)

Earth
Radius (R)

Acceleration of gravity 9.8 m/s
2

Obliquity of Ecliptic

Length of Tropical Year

Length of Sidereal Year

Albedo (a) 0.39

Mass(M
)

Moon
Radius (R
)

Mean distance from Earth

Orbital inclination with the Ecliptic

Albedo

Apparent magnitude (mean full moon) 12.74

Mass (M
)

Sun Luminosity (L
)

Absolute Magnitude (
)

Angular diameter 0.5 degrees
Effective Surface Temperature 5800 K

Jupiters orbit semi-major axis 5.204 AU Jupiter
Jupiters orbital period 11.8618 yr

Diameter of human pupil

Distances and
sizes
1 AU

1 pc U
Distance from Sun to Barnards Star

Mars orbit semi-major axis

Gravitational constant (G)

Physical
constants
Planck constant (h)

Boltzmann constant (kB)

Stefan-Boltzmann constant ()

Hubble constant (H0)

Speed of light (c)
Proton mass

Deuterium mass

Neutron mass

Helium-3 mass

Helium-4 mass

The brightest stars visible from Greece
Star
(2000)

(2000)

m(V) M(V) BV Spectral
h m mag mag Type
Alpheratz And 00 08 +29 05 2.03 0.9 0.10 A0 p

Caph Cas 00 09 +59 09 2.26 +1.5 +0.34 F2 IV
Schedar Cas 00 40 +21 26 2.22 1.0 +1.17 K0 II
Diphda Cet 00 44 17 59 2.04 +0.2 +1.04 K0 III
Mirach And 01 10 +35 37 2.06 0.4 +1.62 M0 III
Achernar Eri 01 38 57 15 0.48 1.6 0.18 B5 IV
Almach And 02 04 +42 20 2.13 0.1 +1.20 K2 III
Hamal Ari 02 07 +23 28 2.00 +0.2 +1.15 K2 III
Mira Cet 02 19 02 59 2.0 1.0 +1.42 M6 e
Polaris UMi 02 32 +89 16 2.02 4.6 + 0.6 F8 Ib
Algol Per 03 08 +40 57 2.2 0.3 0.1 B8 V
Mirfak Per 03 24 +49 51 1.80 4.3 +0.48 F5 Ib
Aldebaran Tau 04 36 +16 30 0.85 0.3 +1.54 K5 III
Rigel Ori 05 15 08 12 0.11 7.0 0.03 B8
Capella Aur 05 17 +46 00 0.08 +0.3 +0.80 G8 III
Bellalrix Ori 05 25 +06 21 1.63 3.3 0.22 B2 III
EINath Tau 05 26 +28 36 1.65 1.6 0.13 B7 III
Mintaka Ori 05 32 00 18 2.19 6.1 0.21 O9.5II
Alnilam Ori 05 36 01 12 1.70 6.2 0.19 B0
Alnitak Ori 05 41 01 57 1.79 5.9 0.21 O9.5 Ib
Saiph Ori 05 48 09 40 2.05 6.8 0.18 B0.5
Betelgeuse Ori 05 55 +07 24 0.50 5.6 +1.86 M2 ab
Menkalinan Aur 06 00 +44 57 1.90 +0.6 +0.03 A2 IV
Mirzam CMa 06 23 17 57 1.98 4.5 0.24 Bl II
Canopus Car 06 24 52 42 0.73 4.7 +0.16 F0 Ib
Alhena Gem 06 38 +16 24 1.93 +0.0 +0.00 A0 IV
Sirius CMa 06 45 16 43 1.45 +1.4 +0.00 Al V
Adhara CMa 06 59 28 58 1.50 5.0 0.22 B2 II
Wezen CMa 07 08 26 24 1.84 7.3 +0.67 F8 a
Castor Gem 07 35 +31 53 1.58 +0.8 +0.04 Al V
Procyon CMi 07 39 +05 14 0.35 +2.7 +0.41 F5 IV
Pollux Gem 07 45 +28 01 1.15 +1.0 +1.00 K0 III
Naos Pup 08 04 40 00 2.25 7.0 0.27 5.8
Vel 08 10 47 20 1.83 4.0 0.26 WC 7
Avior Car 08 23 59 30 1.87 2.1 +1.30 K0 II
Vel 08 45 54 43 1.95 +0.1 +0.0 A0 V4
Suhail Vel 09 08 43 26 2.26 4.5 +1.69 K5 Ib
Miaplacidu
s
Car 09 13 69 43 1.68 0.4 +0.00 A0 III

The brightest stars visible from Greece (cont.)
Star
(2000)
(2000)
m (V) (V) BV Spectral
h m mag mag Type
Scutulum Car 09 17 59 16 2.24 4.5 +0.18 F0 Ib
Alphard Hya 09 28 08 40 1.99 0.4 +1.43 K3 III
Regulus Leo 10 08 +11 58 1.35 0.6 0.11 B7 V
Algeiba Leo 10 20 +19 51 2.1 0.5 +1.12 K0 III
Dubhe UMa 11 03 +61 45 1.79 0.7 +1.06 K0 III
Denebola Leo 11 49 +14 34 2.14 +1.6 +0.09 A3 V
Acrux Cru 12 27 63 06 0.9 3.5 0.26 Bl IV
Gacrux Cru 12 31 57 07 1.64 2.5 +1.60 M3 III
Muhlifain Cen 12 42 48 58 2.16 0.5 0.02 A0 III
Mimosa Cru 12 48 59 41 1.26 4.7 0.24 B0 III
Alioth UMa 12 54 +55 57 1.78 0.2 0.02 A0 p
Mizar UMa 13 24 +54 56 2.09 +0.0 +0.03 A2 V
Spica Vir 13 25 11 09 0.96 3.4 0.23 Bl V
Cen 13 40 53 28 2.30 3.6 0.23 Bl V
Alkaid UMa 13 48 +49 19 1.86 1.9 0.19 B3 V
Hadar Cen 14 04 60 22 0.60 5.0 0.23 Bl II
Menkent Cen 14 07 36 22 2.06 +1.0 +1.02 K0 III
Arcturus Boo 14 16 +19 11 0.06 0.2 +1.23 K2 IIIp
Rigil Kent Cen 14 40 60 50 0.1 +4.3 +0.7 G2 V
Kochab UMi 14 50 +74 09 2.07 0.5 +1.46 K4 III
Alphecca CrB 15 35 +26 43 2.23 +0.5 0.02 A0 V
Antares Sco 16 29 26 26 1.0 4.7 +1.81 Ml Ib
Atria TrA 16 49 69 02 1.93 0.3 +1.43 K4 III
Sco 16 5O 34 18 2.29 +0.7 +1.15 2
Shaula Sco 17 34 37 06 1.62 3.4 0.22 Bl IV
RasAlhague Oph 17 35 +12 34 2.07 +0.8 +0.15 A5 III
Sco 17 37 43 00 1.87 4.5 +0.40 FO
Eltanin Dra 17 57 +51 29 2.22 0.6 +1.52
K5 III
Kaus Australis Sgr 18 24 34 23 1.83 1.5 0.02 B9 IV
Vega Lyr 18 37 +38 47 0.04 +0.5 +0.00 AO V
Nunki Sgr 18 55 26 18 2.08 2.5 0.20 B2 V
Altair Aql 19 51 +08 52 0.77 +2.3 +0.22 A7 IV
Sadir Cyg 20 22 +40 15 2.23 4.7 +0.67 F8 Ib
Peacock Pav 20 26 56 44 1.93 2.9 0.20 B3 IV
Deneb Cyg 20 41 +45 17 1.25 7.3 +0.09 A2 Ia
Al Na' ir Gru 22 08 46 58 1.74 +0.2 0.14 B5 V

Gru 22 42 46 53 2.20 1.5 + 1.6 M3 II
Fomalhaut

PsA 22 58 29 37 1.16 +1.9 +0.09 A3 V

The brightest stars of the sky with m(V) 1.00
Star
(2000)

(2000)

m(V) M(V) BV Spectra
l
h m mag mag type
Sirius CMa 06 45 16 43 1.4
5
+1.4 +0.00 Al V
Canopus Car 06 24 52 42 0.7
3
4.7 +0.16 F0 Ib
Rigil Kent Cen 14 40 60 50 0.1
0
+4.3 +0.7 G2 V
Arcturus Boo 14 16 +19 11 0.0
6
0.2 +1.23 K2 IIIp
Vega Lyr 18 37 +38 47 0.0
4
+0.5 +0.00 AO V
Capella Aur 05 17 +46 00 0.08 +0.3 +0.80 G8 III
Rigel Ori 05 15 08 12 0.11 7.0 0.03 B8
Procyon CMi 07 39 +05 14 0.35 +2.7 +0.41 F5 IV
Achernar Eri 01 38 57 15 0.48 1.6 0.18 B5 IV
Betelgeuse Ori 05 55 +07 24 0.50 5.6 +1.86 M2 ab
Hadar Cen 14 04 60 22 0.6
0
5.0 0.23 Bl II
Altair Aql 19 51 +08 52 0.7
7
+2.3 +0.22 A7 IV
Aldebaran Tau 04 36 +16 30 0.85 0.3 +1.54 K5 III
Acrux Cru 12 27 63 06 0.9
0
3.5 0.26 Bl IV
Spica Vir 13 25 11 09 0.9
6
3.4 0.23 Bl V
Antares Sco 16 29 26 26 1.0
0
4.7 + 1.81 Ml Ib

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Figure 1: Mass to Luminosity relation
Theoretical Exam - Short Questions

1. What would be the mean temperature on the Earths surface if we ignore the
greenhouse effect, assume that the Earth is a perfect black body and take into account
its non-vanishing albedo? Assume that the Earths orbit around the Sun is circular.
Answer : ( )
1
4
1
2
R
T
r
o
= T = 246 or T
= 27

C (10 Points)
(Note: r
= average Earth-Sun distance, the albedo, a = 0.39 is given in the additional material).
2. Let us assume that we observe a hot Jupiter planet orbiting around a star at an average
distance d = 5 AU. It has been found that the distance of this system from us is r =
250 pc. What is the minimum diameter, D, that a telescope should have to be able to
resolve the two objects (star and planet)? We assume that the observation is done in
the optical part of the electromagnetic spectrum (~500nm), outside the Earths
atmosphere and that the telescope optics are perfect.
Answer: From the figure we have:
11
8
16
5 5 1.5 10
( ) 9.70 10
250 250 3.09 10
d AU m
rad rad
r pc m
e

= = =

(5 Points)
Let us assume that D is the minimum diameter of our space telescope.
Its angular resolution is
9
8
500 10
1.22 9.70 10 1.22
m
rad
D D

A = = D =6 m
(5 Points)
3. It is estimated that the Sun will have spent a total
of about t
1
= 10 billion years on the main sequence
before evolving away from it. Estimate the
corresponding amount of time, t
2
, if the Sun were
5 times more massive.
Answer: For the average luminosity of a main sequence
star we have:
4
L M (where M the initial mass of the
star). We assume that the total energy E that the star
produces is proportional to its mass E M . Therefore the
amount of time that the star spends on the main sequence is
approximately
3
4 MS
E M
t M
L M

~ ~ . (5 Points)

d
r

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Therefore,
3
3 10 1
2 3
2
1 1
5 10
5 125
t
t yr
t
~ = = or t
2
= 810
7
yr. (5 Points)
4. Figure 2 shows the relation between absolute magnitude and period for classical
cepheids. Figure 3 shows the light curve (apparent magnitude versus time in days) of a
classical cepheid in a local group galaxy . (a) Using these two figures estimate the
distance of the cepheid from us. (b) Revise your estimate assuming that the interstellar
extinction towards the cepheid is A = 0.25 mag.

Answer : (a) From Figure 2, the period of the cepheid is P ~ 11 days and its average apparent
magnitude is ~(14.8+14.1)/2 mag, i.e. m = 14.45 mag. (2 points)
[A careful student will notice that the graph is not upside-down symmetrical so he/she choose some
value closer to the bottom; that is m=14.5 mag. (1 point)]
From Figure 1, we derive that for a period of 11 days the expected absolute magnitude of the
cepheid is 4.2. (1 point)

Figure 3

Figure 2
m

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[A careful student will notice that the graph is logarithmic so he/she choose a value closer to 4.3]
(1 point)
Using the formula m M = 5 + 5logr, where r is the distance of the cepheid, we get
logr = (14.45 + 4.2 +5 )/5 = 4.73, thence r = 10
4.73
57500 pc or r = 57.5 kpc (3 points)
(b) Assuming = 0.25, then logr = (14.45+4.2+5+0.25)/5 = 4.78, thence r = 10
4.78
~53000 pc or
r = 64.5 kpc. (2 points)

5. The optical spectrum of a galaxy, whose distance had been measured to be 41.67 Mpc,
showed the Balmer H line (

= 656.3 nm) redshifted to = 662.9 nm. (a) Use this
distance to calculate a value of the Hubble constant, H
o
. (b) Using your results,
estimate the Hubble time of the Universe.
Answer: (a)
662.9 656.3
0.01
656.3
z
o
o

= = ~
. (3 Point)
This is small enough that we can use the classical equation for the expansion of the Universe.
5 1 2
o
3 10 10
41.67
cz kms
H
r Mpc

= =
or H
o
=
1
72.4
kms
Mpc
(4 Points)
(b) t
H
1
H
o

or

t
H
= 13.5 Gyr (3 Point)
6. A star has an effective temperature T
eff
= 8700 K, absolute magnitude M = 1.6 and
apparent magnitude m = 7.2. Find (a) the stars distance, r, (b) its luminosity, L, and
(c) its radius, R. (Ignore extinction ).

Answer : (a) Its distance is calculated from equation: m M = 5 log (r) 5,
or 7.2 1.6 + 5 =5log(r) log (r) = 2.12 and r = 132 pc (3 Points)
(b) Its Luminosity is calculated from equation: M
M = 2.5 log
L
L
| |
|
\ .
or
4.8 1.6 = 2.5 log
L
L
| |
|
\ .
or log
L
L
| |
|
\ .
= 1.28
L
L
| |
|
\ .
= 19.05 or L = 19.15L
=
19.153.910
33
and L = 7.410
34
erg sec
-1
(4 Points)

(c) Its radius can be easily calculated from equation: L = 4R
2
T
4
eff
, from which
2
1
4
eff
L
R
T to
= from which we get: R = 1.3510
11
cm

(3 Points)

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Figure 3. The position triangle
7. A star has visual apparent magnitude m
v
= 12.2 mag, parallax = 0
.001 and
effective temperature T
eff
= 4000

K. Its bolometric correction is B.C. = 0.6 mag. (a)
Find its luminosity as a function of the solar luminosity. (b) What type of star is it? (i)
a red giant? (ii) a blue giant? or (iii) a red dwarf? Please write (i), (ii) or (iii) in your
answer sheet.
Answer : (a) First its bolometric magnitude is calculated from equation: M
V
m
V
= 5 5 log (r)
or equivalent: M
V
m
V
= 5 + 5 log M
V
= 12.2 + 5 + 5log (0
.001) = 12.2 + 5 15 = 2.2

mag. Its barycentric correction is: B.C. = M
bol
M
V
and M
bol
= B.C. + M
V
or M
bol
= 0.6 + 2.2
or M
bol
= 1.6 mag . (4 Points)
Then its Luminosity is calculated from:
M
M
bol
= 2.5 log
L
L
| |
|
\ .
, or 4.72 1.6 = 2.5 log
L
L
| |
|
\ .
or log
L
L
| |
|
\ .
= 1.25 and L = 17.70 L

(2 Point)
(b) Type of star: A star with M
bol
= 1.6 mag, L = 17.7 L
and T
eff =
4000

K is much brighter and
much cooler than the Sun (see Table of constants). Therefore it is (i) a red giant star. (4 Points)

8. A binary system of stars consists of star (a) and star (b) with brightness ratio 2. The
binary system is difficult to resolve and is observed from the Earth as one star of 5
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magnitude. Find the apparent magnitude of each of the two stars (m
a
, m
b
).
Answer : The apparent magnitude of star (a) is m
a
, of star (b) is m
b
and that of the system as a
whole is m
a+b
. The corresponding apparent brightnesses are
a
,
b
and
a+b
=
a
+
b
.
For star (a) :
m
a+b
m
a
= 2.5log
a b
a
| | +
|
\ .
and because
1
2
b
a
= , we get m
a
= m
a+b
+ 2.5 log (1+ ) or
m
a
= 5 + 2.5 log (3/2) and finally m
a
= 5.44 mag . Similarly for star (b): (5 point)
m
a+b
m
b
= 2.5log
a b
b
| | +
|
\ .
and because 2
a
b
= , we get m
b
= m
a+b
+ 2.5 log (3 ) or
m
b
= 5 + 2.5 log (3) and finally m
b
= 6.19 mag. (5 Point)

9. Find the equatorial coordinates (hour angle and declination) of a star at Madrid,
geographic latitude = 40
o
, when the
star has zenith angle z = 30
o
and
azimuth A = 50
o
(azimuth as measured
from the South)
Answer : From the position triangle Z

(Figure 3) of the star, , we get, by using the
cosine law for a spherical triangle:

cos (90 ) = cos(90 a)cos(90 ) + sin
(90 a)sin(90 )cos (180 A) (2 Point)

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where is the stars declination, a its altitude (a = 90 z), the geographical latitude of the
observer, the stars hour angle and A the stars azimuth.
This can be written as:

sin = cos zsin sin zcoscos A or
sin = cos30
o
sin40
o
sin30
o
cos40
o
cos50
o
(2 Point)
or
sin =0.8660.643 0.5000.7660.643 = 0.311. = 18 05
(1 Point)

Using the sine law for the spherical triangle, we get:
sin sin(180 )
sin(90 ) sin(90 )
o
o
H A
a o
=

or
sin sin
sin cos
H A
z o
= (2 Point)

( )
sin30
sin sin50
cos 18 07
o
o
o
H
'
= =
0.766 0.5
0.950
(2 Point)
or sin H = 0.403. Therefore: H = 23 46

or H = 1
h
35
m
03
s
. (1 Point)

10. In the centre of our Galaxy, in the intense radio source Sgr A*, there is a black hole
with large mass. A team of astronomers measured the angular distance of a star from
Sgr A* and its orbital period around it. The maximum angular distance was 0.12
(arcsec) and the period was 15 years. Calculate the mass of the black hole in solar
masses, assuming a circular orbit.
Answer:
2
* *
2
BH
GM M M v
F
R R
= = (2 Point)
But
2 R
v
P
t
= . Therefore
2
2 2
4
BH
GM R
R P
t = or
3
2
2
4
BH
R
GM
P
t = (2 Points)
Similarly:
3
2
2
(1 )
4
(1 )
AU
GM
yr
t =
3
2
2
1 (1 )
4
(1 )
AU
G
M yr
t = (2 Point)
From Keplers 3
rd
law we get:
3
2
( / 1 )
( / 1 )
BH
M R AU
M P yr
= (1 Point)
Inserting the given data we find the distance of the star from the black hole:
18 16
0.12
(8000)(3 10 ) 1.4 10 960
200, 000
R cm cm AU = = = (2 Point)
Therefore:
3
6
2
(960)
4 10
(15)
BH
M
= =
M
form which we calculate the mass of the black hole:

6
4 10
BH
M = M (1 Point)
11. What is the maximum altitude, a
M
(max), at which the Full Moon can be observed
from Thessaloniki? The geographical latitude of Thessaloniki is
= 4037. Take
into account as many factors as possible.

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Answer: In order to have Full Moon, the Moon should be diametrically opposite the Sun, i.e. the
three bodies, Sun Earth Moon should be on a straight line. If the orbital plane of the Moon
coincided with the ecliptic, the maximum altitude of the Full Moon would be 90
+ 23.5.
(2 point).
Because the orbital plane of the Moon is inclined by 5.14 (518) to the plane of the ecliptic, the
maximum angle is larger: 90 40.6 + 23.5 + 5.3, or (P)
M
(max) = 79.8 (3 points)
Geocentric parallax of Moon for this situation is 0.33, (3 points)
whereas refraction is only 0.2. (1 point)
Final answer is therefore: 79.8 - 0.3 = 79.5 (1 point)
12. Sirius A, with visual magnitude m
V
= 1.47 (the brighter star on the sky) and with
stellar radius R
A
= 1.7R
, is the primary star of a binary system. The existence of its

companion, Sirius B, was deduced from astrometry in 1844 by the well known
mathematician and astronomer Friedrich Bessel, before it was directly observed.
Assuming that both stars were of the same spectral type and that Sirius B is fainter by
10 mags (m = 10), calculate the radius of Sirius B.
Answer: The distance of the two stars from our solar system is the same. Therefore
log log
A
2
a
B A
B
B
2
L
L 4
r
- = 2.5 = 2.5
m m
L
L
4
r
t
t
(5 Point)
From which we get L
A
= 10
4
L
B
. From equation L = 4R
2
T
eff
4
we get
L
A
/L
B
= (R
A
/R
B
)
2
(T
A
/T
B
)
4

Assuming that the two stars belong to the same spectral type (and therefore T
A
= T
B
) we get
R
B
= 0.01R
A
= 0.011.7696000 km or R
B
= 1.2 10
4
km (5 Point)

13. Recently in London, because of a very thick layer of fog, the visual magnitude of the
Sun, became equal to the (usual as observed during cloudless nights) magnitude of the
full Moon. Assuming that the reduction of the intensity of light due to the fog is given
by an exponential equation, calculate the exponential coefficient, , which is usually
called optical depth.

Answer: The absorption due to the fog in London is obviously
A = 26.8 (12.74) = 14.06 mag. (2 Point)
Rearranging the equation I
(r) = I
(0) e
-
, we get
( )
( )
I 0
I r
e
t v
v
= , (5 Points)
or
= m = 2.5 lg(e) (-) or = ()/(2.5 lge) = 14.06/1.08 = 12.9 (3 Points)

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14. What is the hour angle, H, and the zenith angle, z, of Vega (d = 38 47) in
Thessaloniki (
1
= 1
h
32
m
,
1
= 4037), at the moment it culminates at the local
meridian of Lisbon (
2
= 0
h
36
m
,
2
= +3943)?
Answer: By definition at the moment when the star culminates in Lisbon, its hour angle is exactly
0. Therefore its hour angle in Thessaloniki is 0 + (
1

2
) or H = 02
h
08
m
. (3 Points)
Using the cosine law equation cos z = cos(90-)cos(90-d) + sin(90-)sin(90-d) cos H,(4 Points)
the zenith distance at Thessaloniki can be calculated to 24 33 (3 Points)

15. The Doppler shift of three remote galaxies has been measured with the help of
Spectral observations:
Galaxy Redshift, z
3C 279 0.536
3C 245 1.029
4C41.17 3.8
(a) Calculate their apparent recession velocity (1) using the classical approach, (2) using
the approximate formula v = c ln(1+z), that is often used by cosmologists and (3) using
the special relativistic approach.
(b) For all three formulae, at what percentage of the speed of light do they appear to
recede?
(c) Which of (1) classical, (2) special relativity (3) approximate cosmological.

Answer: The recession velocity is calculated by either the classical relation, v
c
= zc, or the
relativistic relation,
2
2
(1 ) 1
(1 ) 1
r
z
v c
z
+
=
+ +
. The calculations for the three galaxies are summarized in the
following Table:
Galaxy v
c
(km/s) V
a
(km/s) v
r
(km/s) v
r
/c100
3C279 160800 128750 121390 40%
3C245 308700 212260 182740 61%
4C41.17 1140000 470580 275040 92%

(1) Table 1, Columns 2,3,4 (5 Points)

(2) Column 5 (3 Points)

(3) If the student answers Classical (0 Points)
If the student answers Special Relativity (1 Point)
If the student answers Approximate formula (2 Points)

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Theoretical Exam - Long Questions

Question 1

In a homogeneous and isotropic universe, the matter (baryonic matter + dark matter)
density parameter
m
m
c
O = = 32%, where
m
is the matter density and
c
is the critical
density of the Universe.
(1) Calculate the average matter density in our local neighbourhood.
(2) Calculate the escape velocity of a galaxy 100 Mpc away from us. Assume that the
recession velocity of galaxies in Hubble's law equals the corresponding escape velocity at
that distance, for the critical density of the Universe that we observe.
(3) The particular galaxy is orbiting around the centre of our cluster of galaxies on a
circular orbit. What is the angular velocity of this galaxy on the sky?
(4) Will we ever discriminate two such galaxies that are initially at the same line of sight,
if they are both moving on circular orbits but at different radii (answer Yes or No)?
[Assume that the Earth is located at the centre of our local cluster.]

Answer:
(1) The critical density
2
0
3
8
c
H
G
t
= (9 points)
If the matter density parameter
m
m
c
O = is 32% , thus
2
0
3
0.32
8
m
H
G
t
= . (3 points)
From the latest estimate of H
0
= 67.8
1
kms
Mpc
we obtain
m
= 8.610
-27
kg m
-3
(4 points)
(2) The escape velocity is
2
esc
GM
d
u = . (4 points)
By replacing
3
4
3
c
d
t
M = (2 points)
we obtain, for the escape velocity within d = 100 Mpc

(8 points)

(3) If a galaxy is orbiting around the centre of our galaxy, its velocity is
1
2
of its escape velocity. Thus
3 22
19 0
/ 2 / 2 0.32 (67.8 10 / ) / (3.09 10 )
8.8 10 /
2
esc m
v H d m s m v
rad s
d d d
e

O
= = = = =
(12 Points)
This is
13
1.8 10 sec/ arc s
and it does not depend on the distance d.

(4) Therefore we will never be able to resolve them and the answer is No. (8 Points)
2
1 0
8 3
0.32 100 3835 km s
3 8
esc
G pc
G
t
u
t

H
= M =

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Question 2

A spacecraft is orbiting the Near Earth Asteroid (2608) Seneca (staying continuously
very close to the asteroid), transmitting pulsed data to the Earth. Due to the relative
motion of the two bodies (the asteroid and the Earth) around the Sun, the time it takes for a
pulse to arrive at the ground station varies approximately between 2 and 39 minutes. The
orbits of the Earth and Seneca are coplanar. Assuming that the Earth moves around the
Sun on a circular orbit (with radius a
Earth
= 1 AU and period T
Earth
= 1 yr) and that the orbit
of Seneca does not intersect the orbit of the Earth, calculate:
(1) the semi-major axis, a
Sen
the eccentricity, e
Sen
of Seneca's orbit around the Sun
(2) the period of Seneca's orbit, T
Sen
and the average period between two consecutive
oppositions, T
syn
of the Earth-Seneca couple
(3) an approximate value for the mass of the planet Jupiter, M
Jup
(assuming this is the only
planet of our Solar system with non-negligible mass compared to the Sun). Assume that
the presence of Jupiter does not influence the orbit of Seneca.

Answer :
(1) For t
b
= 2 min = 120 sec, the distance travelled by a light pulse is R
1
= ct or R
1
= 0.24 AU,
while for t
a
= 39 min the maximum distance is R
2
= ct or R
2
= 4.67 AU. (4 points)

Since the orbits do not intersect and the R
2
exceeds by far 1 AU, the orbit of Seneca is exterior to
that of the Earth. R
1
corresponds to the minimum relative distance of the two bodies (i.e. at opposition),
while R
2
corresponds to the maximum relative distance (i.e. at conjunction).

If q = a(1e) is the perihelion and Q = a(1+e) the aphelion distance of Seneca, then R
1
= q1
AU (the minimum distance of Seneca from the Sun minus the semi-major axis of the Earth's orbit), while
R
2
= Q+1 AU (the maximum distance of Seneca from the Sun plus the semi-major axis of the Earth's
orbit). (6 points)
Thus,
a
Sen
(1e
Sen
) = 1+R
1
= 1.24 AU
a
Sen
(1+e
Sen
) = R
2
1 = 3.67 AU from which one finds a
Sen
~ 2.46 AU (2 point)
and e
Sen
~ 0.49 (2 points)
(figures rounded to 2 dec. digits)

(2) The period, T
Sen
, of Seneca's orbit can be found by using Kepler's 3
rd
law for Seneca and the Earth
(ignoring their small masses, compared to the Sun's):
a
Sen
3
/ T
Sen
2
= a
Earth
3
/ T
Earth
2
=1 (6 points)
from which one finds T
Sen
~ 3.87 yr (2 point)

(Alternatively one can use Kepler's law for Seneca only and use natural units for the mass of the Sun and
G, i.e. [mass] = 1 M
Sun
, [t ]= 1 yr and [r] = 1 AU, in which case T
Sen
= a
Sen
3/2
= 3.86 yr)
(8 points)

Assuming non-retrogate orbit, the synodic period, T
syn
of Seneca and Earth is given by

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1/T
syn
= 1/T
Earh
1/T
Sen
(Seneca is superior) (6 points)

which gives T
syn
= 1.35 yr (2 point)

(3) From Kepler's law, we can calculate the mass of the Sun

4
2
a
Sen
3
/ T
Sen
2
= G M
Sun
, i.e. M
Sun
~ 1.98810
30
kg (depending on accuracy) (4 points)

Then, using Kepler's 3
rd
law for Seneca and Jupiter, one gets

(a
Jup
3
/ T
Jup
2
) / (a
Sen
3
/ T
Sen
2
) = (M
Sun
+ M
Jup
) / M
Sun
= 1 + x (4 points)

where x = is the mass ratio of Jupiter to the Sun. Then, solving for x we get (depending on the accuracy
used in determining the elements of Seneca's orbit)

x = 0.0016, thus M
Jup
= 3.210
27
kg (4 points)

Question 3

(1) Using the virial theorem for an isolated, spherical system, i.e, that 2<>=<U>, where
K is the average kinetic energy and U is the average potential energy of the system,
determine an expression for the total mass of a cluster of galaxies if we know the radial
velocity dispersion, , of the clusters galaxy members and the clusters radius, R. Assume
that the cluster is isolated, spherical, has a homogeneous density and that it consists of
galaxies of equal mass.
(2) Find the virial mass, i.e. the mass calculated from the virial theorem, of the Coma
cluster, which lies at a distance of 90 Mpc from us, if you know that the radial velocity
dispersion of its member galaxies is 1000 /
r
km s
u
o = and that its angular diameter (on the
sky) is about 4
.
(3) From observations, the total luminosity of the galaxies comprising the cluster is
approximately L = 510
12
L
. If the mass to luminosity ratio, M/L, of the cluster is ~1

(assume that all the mass of the cluster is visible mass), this should correspond to a total
mass M ~ 510
12
M
for the mass of the cluster. Give the ratio of the luminous mass to the
total mass of the cluster you derived in question (2).
Answer:
(1) Using the virial theorem for our isolated, spherical system of N galaxies of mass m, each, we get
2 2
1 1
2 1
2
2
N N
i i i
m U
K U mu U u
N N N
= =< > =

(3 point)
where
2 2 2 2 2
1
1
N
i r
u u u u u
N
u |
~ = + +
, where u
r
, u
and u
are the radial velocity and the two

perpendicular velocities on the plane of the sky of the members of the cluster. (6 points)

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Assuming that
2 2 2
~ ~
r
u u u
u |
, we have
2
2
2
5
3 3
3 / ( ) /
5 5
r
r
R u
GM GMm
m u U N N M
R R G
= = = ~ (13 points)
(where we used the gravitational potential of a spherical homogeneous mass M enclosed within radius R)
Alternatively the student can give a rougher order of magnitude estimate
2
1
2 2.
2
r
GM
K U u
R
= ~ etc If they do not use the exact formula: (11 Points)
(2) From the result of the previous question we have
2
5
r
R u
M
G
~ , where

2 1
1000
r
u kms o

= = (8 points)
The angular diameter of the cluster is = 4
at a distance of d = 90 Mpc. Therefore the diameter D of

the cluster in Mpc is calculated from:
tan ( ) 4 90 6.3 3
180
D D
rad D pc Mpc R Mpc
d d
t
| | = ~ ~ M ~ ~ (11 points)
Therefore
2
15
5
3.6 10
r
R u
M
G
~ = M (3 point)
(3)
15
12
3.6 10
720
5 10
virial
galaxies
M
L L L
M M
= =
This is obviously much larger from 1

L
M
= which is found from
the visible mass of the cluster. Thus
1
720
virial
M
M
= . (6 points)

OBSERVATION

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The field in the vicinity of the Dimbell Nebula
Observational Test

Question 1.

Find the field of view of the telescope with the eyepiece provided by the attendant.

Answer: The attendant will provide a chronometer.

The student should select and observe any star from the Bright Stars catalogue visible from
Greece that is provided by the attendant. The name of the star and its declination is written on
the data sheet. (1
point)
(Note: If the student selects UMi the attendant should not warn him).

The student measures and writes down the crossing time of the star that he/she has selected.
(Marking scheme: 4 s: 100%, 6 s: 80%, 8 s: 60%, 12 s: 40%, 12 s: 0). (5
points)
The field of view is then calculated by the student on the spot, by using the formula:
360
cos( ) cos( )
23 56 4 .1
h m s
FoV t dec t dec
(4
points)

(Example: for Capella [dec = 46.0, cos (46.0) = 0.6947] and transit time t = 3
m
31
s
= 3.53 min
we get:
(360 24)
3.53min 0.6947 36 .9
1436.001min
FoV

)
[Maximum allowed time 10 minutes]

Question 2.

Locate the bright star Sagitta (RA = 19
h
58
m
45.39
s
, Dec = +19 29 31.5), which
lies between the constellations of Lyra and Delphinus. Then aim and locate the
famous Dumbbell Nebula, 27 (RA = 19
h
59
m
36.34
s
, +22 43 16.09) in the center
of the field of view. The observing spot is rather dark and you cannot read the
setting circles!

Answer: The student should recognize
the constellation of Sagitta and tell the
attendant to which direction is the
head of the arrow (2
point)
Then points the telescope at Sagitta,
which is the brightest star of the
constellation. (3 point)
The students should notice that the two
targets have very similar Right
Ascension. Therefore given the RA and
Dec of the bright star Sagitta (m =

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3.51 mag), should be able to quickly locate M27 as the equatorial mounting is already aligned.
Then should keep the RA axis locked, release the Dec knob and turn the telescope by about
3.25 degrees towards Polaris. The Dumbell Nebula will appear in the field of view.
(5 point)
[Marking scheme: Points given according to time spent. Total time required: 4 min: 100%, 5
min: 80%, 6 min: 50%.
[Maximum allowed time 6 minutes]
(Note: If the student fails to locate M27 and complains, the attendant does it 30 s)

Question 3:

At 14 oclock local time in the morning of the spring equinox a rare transit of
Mercury is going to take place. A team of astronomers reaches a mountain top, early
in the morning, in order to align his telescope and then observe the transit. The site
is new and they do not know the geographical coordinates. Unfortunately the sky is
covered with clouds. No stars are visible. The telescope cannot be aligned. The sky is
overcast until 11 oclock. The Sun becomes visible. An experienced astronomer
manages to roughly align the telescope in less than 2 minutes! He only uses a water
bubble.
You are given the telescope of the 7
th
IOAA and a water level. Assume that it is
spring equinox and that the time is 12 oclock. A fake Sun is shining. Could you align
the telescope?
(Note: Obviously for this exercise, a telescope tube is not necessary, therefore, for
the sake of convenience, the telescope will be equipped with a rough paper-tube
and without counter weights.

Answer: First the student levels the tripod with the help of the water bubble. Then he/she
adapts the equatorial mount on the tripod. Because it is spring equinox, the declination of the
Sun is 0. At this point the student should immediately set the Declination circle of the
telescope at 0 and secures the break knob. The declination axis is calibrated. Then he/she
rotates the RA axis and, by using the water bubble, makes the tube of the telescope horizontal
(pointing toward the East). He rotates the RA setting circle to show 0 hours. Then he/she
rotates again the RA axis until the setting circle shows 6 hours. Obviously, if the azimuth axis
had been correctly set, at this point the telescope should be pointing somewhere on the local
meridian. Then, exactly at 12 oclock, when the sun crosses the meridian, he turns the
azimuthal axis of the telescope until the he observes the Sun above or below the direction
where the telescope is pointing. Now the telescope is pointing toward the local meridian.
Finally he turns the latitude (altitude) axis of the telescope, up or down, until he aims the sun.
The polar axis of the telescope is immediately aligned!
(Note: This is an indoors exercise). [Maximum allowed time 16 minutes]

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Observational test

Question:

At 14 oclock local time in the morning of the spring equinox a rare transit of
Mercury is going to take place. A team of astronomers reaches a mountain top, early
in the morning, in order to align his telescope and then observe the transit. The site
is new and they do not know the geographical coordinates. Unfortunately the sky is
covered with clouds. No stars are visible. The telescope cannot be aligned. The sky is
overcast until 11 oclock. The Sun becomes visible. An experienced astronomer
manages to roughly align the telescope in less than 2 minutes! He only uses a water
bubble.
You are given the telescope of the 7
th
IOAA and a water level. Assume that it is
spring equinox and that the time is 12 oclock. A fake Sun is shining. Could you align
the telescope?
(Note: Obviously for this exercise, a telescope tube is not necessary, therefore, for
the sake of convenience, the telescope will be equipped with a rough paper-tube
and without counter weights.

DATA ANALYSIS

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Figure 1A.Calculating the distance scale.
Data analysis

Question 1.

In Figure 1, part of the constellation of Ursa Major is shown. It was taken with a digital
camera with a large CCD chip (17mm 22mm). Find the focal length, f, of the optical
system and give the error of your results.

Answer: Calculate the angular distance, , (in
degrees or minutes of arc), of two bright stars,
whose coordinates are given in the List of Bright
stars. Preferably these stars should be chosen to be
far apart (e.g. UMa [a
1
= 11
h
03
m
,
1
= +6145]
and UMa [a
2
= 13
h
48
m
,
2
= +4919]).

1. In order to calculate the angular distance of the two stars, the coordinates should be converted to
decimal degrees (e.g. UMa [a
1
= 165.75,
1
= +61.75] and UMa [a
2
= 207.0,
2
= +49.32])
(2.5 Point)
2. Use the cosine law to calculate the angular distance between the two stars:
= arccos(sin
1
sin
2
+ cos
1
cos
2
cos (a
1
a
2
) = 25.8448 (10 Points)
3. Measure the distance, d
0
, of the two stars in mm in Figure 1. d
0
= 138 mm. (2.5 Points
4. The photograph in Figure 1 does not have the same dimensions as the original photograph. Measure the
length, , of the photograph in mm. = 140 mm. This length corresponds to 22 mm. Convert d
0
to the
distance, d, of the original photograph, d =
22
138
140
mm. d = 21.6857 mm (1.5 Points)
4. The image scale
d
| |
|
\ .
of the original photograph is
25 .8448
1.1918
21.6857
deg
d mm
o
= = (2.5 Points)

Figure 1. Part of the constellation of Ursa Major.

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5. The focal length is given from equation (see Figure 2): tan
2 2
d
f
= or
2tan
2
d
f
= from
which the focal length is calculated:
21.6857
2 0.2294
f =
or f = 47.3 mm (1.5 Points)

(If errors are included (4 Points)

Question 2.
You are given 5 recent photographs of the solar photosphere shot at exactly the same time
every two days (May 1 May 9, 2013) in equatorial coordinates. You are also given two
transparent Stonyhurst grids, which display heliocentric coordinates (heliocentric longitude,
, and heliocentric latitude, b
). They cover the interval between April 28 to May 15. As the

Earth does not orbit exactly around the Sun's equator, so, through the year, the solar equator
seems to move up and down a little more than 7 degrees from the centre of the solar disc. This
angle, B
0
, varies sinusoidally through the year. Furthermore, the axis of rotation of the Sun, as
seen from the Earth, does not coincide with the axis of rotation of the Earth. The angle on the
plane of the sky between the two axes, P
0
, also varies though the year. The numerical value of
these angles (B
0
and P
0
) are indicated on each of the 5 image of the Sun.
(1) Mark the axis of rotation of the Sun on each photograph.
(2) Choose 3 prominent sunspots that can be followed in all (or most) photographs and
mark them as S1, S2 and S3 on the photos. Using the appropriate Stonyhurst grids, find
their coordinates (
,
b
) for every day (May 1 to May 9) and note them down in Table 1.
Table 1
Date
Sunspot S1 Sunspot S2 Sunspot S3

May 1
May 3
May 5
May 7
May 9
(3) Construct the diagrams
/t for each sunspot.

(4) Calculate its synodic period (P) of rotation in days for each sunspot. Write down the
result for each sunspot, P
S1
, P
S2
, P
S3
.
(5) Calculate the average synodic period (P
)
of rotation of the Sun in days.

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Answer: Five large photographs of the solar photosphere (adapted from www.spaceweather.com) and the
appropriate (and on-scale) Stonyhurst grids will be given to the students (Figure 3A). The photographs given
to the students, will not be annotated. Each photograph is accompanied by the angle B
0
and P
0
of the day of
the observation. The student should calculate the rotation of the Sun by measuring the coordinates of at least
3 well recognized sunspots as they follow the rotation of the Sun.

1. Correctly draw the axis of rotation of the Sun. This can be done by drawing a straight line at an angle of
P
0
degrees anticlockwise from the vertical for each photograph (note: the photographs are given in equatorial
coordinates.) (4 Points)
2. Choose the correct Stonyhurst grid and place it on each photograph, so that the solar axis on the grid
coincides with the solar axis of the photograph. Estimate the heliocentric longitude, (
), and heliocentric
latitude (b
) with the help of the grid. Write down these coordinates in Table 1 for each of the 5
photographs.
Date
Sunspot S1 Sunspot S2 Sunspot S3

May 1 54 17.5 33 18.5 30.5 16
May 3 27 18 6 19 4 16
May 5 3 18.5 -19 18.5 -23 17
May 7 -24 18 -46 18 -49 16
May 9 -49.5 19 -72 18 -77 17

(12 Points)

1 May 2013 3 May 2013 5 May 2013 7 May 2013 9 May 2013

April 28 to May 06 May 07 to May 15

Figure 3A. Five photographs of the solar photosphere (top) and the corresponding Stonyhurst grids

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3. Construct the diagram
/t for each sunspot:

(2 for each graph) (6 Points)

4. Calculate the rotation (
/t) of the Sun for each sunspot.

(3 for each graph) (9 Points)
5. Calculate the average period of the Sun
27.3 days (1.5 Point)

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Question 3.

Figure 2 shows a photograph of the sky in the vicinity of the Hyades open cluster. The V-
filter in the Johnsons photometric system was used. Figure 3 is a chart of the region with
known V-magnitudes (m
V
) of several stars (note that in order to avoid confusion with the
stars, no decimal point is used, i.e. a magnitude m
V
= 8.1 is noted as 81). Hint: some of
the stars may not be in the chart.
(a) Identify as many of the stars shown with a number and an arrow in Figure 3 and mark
them on Figure 2.
(b) Comparing the V-magnitudes of the known stars in Figure 2, estimate the V-
magnitudes of the stars shown with a number and an arrow in Figure 3.

Answer: The human eye can easily recognize differences of the order of m
V
= 0.1 0.2 mag. The
student should first align the photograph with the chart, which has a different scale and orientation. Then
the magnitudes of the stars can easily be recognized. Note: not all arrowed stars can be found in the
photograph. (0.5 Point for each star that has been correctly identified and 0.5 point for every correct
magnitude within 0.3 magnitude (18 Points)

Star 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
m 7.3 7.9 5.3 5.9 5.2 5.8 4.6 5.2 5.2 5.8 4.5 5.1 4.3 4.9 4.9 5.5 5.3 5.9

Stars 1, 2 and 12 are outside the boundaries of the photograph

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Figure 2. Photograph of the sky in the vicinity of the Hyades open cluster

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Figure 3. Sky chart of the region in the vicinity of the Hyades open cluster

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Question 4.

Calculate the distance of the Hyades cluster using the moving cluster method (Figure 5).
1. In a Text file (Hyades-stars.txt) you are given a list of 35 stars from the field of the
Hyades open cluster, observed by the Hipparcos space telescope.
The information listed in the columns of the text file for each of the 35 stars is: (a) The
Hipparcos catalogue number (HIP). (b) Their right ascension (alpha ) [h m s]. (c) Their
declination (delta d) [ ]. (d) Their trigonometric parallax (p ) [ 10
3
]. (e) Their
proper motion in right ascension multiplied by cos d (mu_axcosd
cosd) [ 10
3
/yr].
(f) Their proper motion in declination (mu_d
d
) [ 10
3
/yr]. (g) Their radial velocity
(v_r v
r)
[km/s].
HIP alpha delta p mu_axcosd mu_d v_r
=============================================================
13834 2 58 5.08 20 40 7.7 31.41 234.79 -31.64 28.10
14838 3 11 37.67 19 43 36.1 19.44 154.61 -8.39 24.70
18170 3 53 9.96 17 19 37.8 24.14 143.97 -29.93 35.00
18735 4 0 48.69 18 11 38.6 21.99 129.49 -28.27 31.70
19554 4 11 20.20 5 31 22.9 25.89 146.86 5.00 36.60
20205 4 19 47.53 15 37 39.7 21.17 115.29 -23.86 39.28
20261 4 20 36.24 15 5 43.8 21.20 108.79 -20.67 36.20
20400 4 22 3.45 14 4 38.1 21.87 114.04 -21.40 37.80
20455 4 22 56.03 17 32 33.3 21.29 107.75 -28.84 39.65
20542 4 24 5.69 17 26 39.2 22.36 109.99 -33.47 39.20
20635 4 25 22.10 22 17 38.3 21.27 105.49 -44.14 38.60
20711 4 26 18.39 22 48 49.3 21.07 108.66 -45.83 35.60
20713 4 26 20.67 15 37 6.0 20.86 114.66 -33.30 40.80
20842 4 28 0.72 21 37 12.0 20.85 98.82 -40.59 37.50
20885 4 28 34.43 15 57 44.0 20.66 104.76 -15.01 40.17
20889 4 28 36.93 19 10 49.9 21.04 107.23 -36.77 39.37
20894 4 28 39.67 15 52 15.4 21.89 108.66 -26.39 38.90
20901 4 28 50.10 13 2 51.5 20.33 105.17 -15.08 39.90
21029 4 30 33.57 16 11 38.7 22.54 104.98 -25.14 41.00
21036 4 30 37.30 13 43 28.0 21.84 108.06 -19.71 38.80
21039 4 30 38.83 15 41 31.0 22.55 104.17 -24.29 39.56
21137 4 31 51.69 15 51 5.9 22.25 107.59 -32.38 36.00
21152 4 32 4.74 5 24 36.1 23.13 114.15 6.17 39.80
21459 4 36 29.07 23 20 27.5 22.60 109.97 -53.86 43.30
21589 4 38 9.40 12 30 39.1 21.79 101.73 -14.90 44.70
21683 4 39 16.45 15 55 4.9 20.51 82.40 -19.53 35.60
22044 4 44 25.77 11 8 46.2 20.73 98.87 -13.47 39.60
22157 4 46 1.70 11 42 20.2 12.24 67.48 -7.09 43.00
22176 4 46 16.78 18 44 5.5 10.81 73.03 -69.79 44.11
22203 4 46 30.33 15 28 19.6 19.42 91.37 -24.72 42.42
22565 4 51 22.41 18 50 23.8 17.27 79.66 -32.76 36.80
22850 4 54 58.32 19 29 7.6 14.67 63.32 -28.41 38.40
23497 5 3 5.70 21 35 24.2 20.01 68.94 -40.85 38.00
23983 5 9 19.60 9 49 46.6 18.54 63.54 -7.87 44.16
24019 5 9 45.06 28 1 50.2 18.28 55.86 -60.57 44.90

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Import the txt file in MS Excel
2. Convert the coordinates in degrees (with 4 decimal points).
3. Calculate the angular distance, , between each of the stars and the point of
convergence, which is at (
c
= 6
h
7
m
,
c
= +656).
4. Calculate the proper motion of each star, [/yr], using
cos and
given in the list.

5. Use the above data to calculate the distance, r
, for each star using the following

equation:
tan
4.74047
r
v
r
=

where r
is the distance of the star in parsecs, v

r
is the radial velocity of the star in km/sec,
is the angular distance between the star and the point of convergence that you have
already estimated in step 3, while is the total proper motion estimated in step 4. Do all
stars belong to the Hyades cluster? You can assume that any stars whose distance from the
centre of the cluster (r
= 46.34pc) is larger than 10 pc, are not part of the cluster.

6. Independently, calculate the distance, r
, of each star in the list using the trigonometric

parallax angle, .
7. Find the average distance of the Hyades cluster, r
and r
t
, and its standard deviation,

and
, for each method (moving cluster and trigonometric parallax methods).

8. Which method is more accurate: (i) the moving cluster method, (ii) the trigonometric
parallax method? Please answer with (i) or (ii).

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Answer: (1) The student should be able to import the ascii data of the txt file in the MS Excel spreadsheet
application. (12 Points)
(2) In order to calculate the angular distance (next step), all coordinates should be converted into
decimal degrees. The students should be able to convert the [hours, min, sec] and the [, , ] into
decimal degrees, using . For the right ascension:
deg
15
60 3600
m s
h o = + +
and for the declination:
deg
60 3600
' "
o = + +
. All coordinates are positive, so the student does not have to worry about checking the
sign, which is not trivial. (12 Points)
(3) Using the cosine law, = arccos(sin
1
sin
2
+ cos
1
cos
2
cos (a
1
a
2
), the angular distance, ,
between each of the stars and the point of convergence should be calculated (15 Points)
(4) The student should easily calculate the proper motion of each star, by inserting the given equation,
2 2
( cos )
a d
o = + , in the spreadsheet. (9 Points)
(5) Again, inserting the given equation,
tan
4.74047
r
v
r
=
in the spreadsheet (remembering to divide the given
values of by 1000 to get arcseconds), the student should be able to calculate the distance, r
, of each
star. Any star whose distance from the centre of the cluster is larger than 10 pc should be omitted from the
following calculations. (12 Points)
(6) The trigonometric parallax distance is given by
3
1
10
r
t
t

=
. This equation should be inserted in the

spreadsheet. The result is in parsecs [pc]. (6 Points)

Figure 4. The distance of the Hyades open cluster using the moving cluster method

7
th

(7) Using the statistical functions AVERAGE and STDEV of MS Excel, the student should easily calculate
the average and the standard deviation of r
and
r
. (6 Points)
(8) The method with the smaller standard deviation is, obviously more accurate. (3 Point)
(macros are allowed)

GROUP
COMPETITION

.

i. first astronomer to suggest that the Earth is not the center of the Universe? [1] - 2

1.Galileo
2.Aristarchus
3.Copernicus
4.Cassini
5.Zhang Heng
6.al-Biruni
7.Kepler
8.Brahe
9.Aryabhatta

ii. The obliquity of the ecliptic in degrees. (one decimal) [3] - 234

iii. The first known and brightest quasar is 3C__.
[3] - 273

iv. A relativistic jet moves at 0.83c. If no Doppler
shift is observed, how many degrees is the angle
between the jet and the line of sight, assuming
that the source has negligible velocity? (integer)
[3] - 122

v. This nebula is NGC__. [4] 7000
vi. Choose the names of the layers A, B
and C of the Jovian atmosphere,
beginning from Layer A. [3] - 195

1.Troposphere
2.Magnetosphere
3.Ionosphere
4.Ozone layer
5.Thermosphere
6.Lithosphere
7.Chromosphere
8.Photosphere
9. Stratosphere

B.

i. How many AU is one parsec? (integer) [6] - 206265

ii. Jupiter-Sun-Trojan Asteroids angle (degrees). (integer) [2] - 60

iii. This nebula is M__. [2] - 57

iv. On the 25
th
of August, at a latitude of >0 and longitude
L
=37
o
W (time zone = GMT
2hrs), we observe a star with Declination () such that +=90, and Right Ascension
=67.5
. What is the local civil time at the hh:mm during the lower culmination of the
star? It is given that at 00:00hrs on the 24
th
of August, hour angle of vernal equinox is
21
h
58
m
. [4] - 1857

v. During a Meteor Shower, in a radius of 100km, an observer counted 600 meteors/min. If
the rest frame velocity of the meteors was 10km/s with opposite direction to that of the
Earths orbital velocity, what is the mean distance between two meteors in km? Assume
cylindrical geometry. (integer) [2] - 50

vi. The photons spin. [1] - 1
C.

i. Difference between sidereal time of two places is 2
h
47
m
24
s
. The difference in their
longitude is (in deg and min). [4] - 4151

ii. A galaxy in the constellation Triangulum is M__. [2] - 33

iii. Plutos moons. [1] - 5

iv. The Beehive Cluster is M__. [2] - 44

v. Tidal forces are proportional to R
-n
. Value of n is [1] - 3

vi. Proxima Centauri is 4.243ly distant. It has apparent magnitude of 11.5mag and
approaches Earth at 21.7km/s. After how many thousands of years will it be visible to the
naked eye? (integer) [2] - 54

vii. Cassini Division, D Ring, Encke Gap, A Ring [4] - 2518

viii. The radiant of this meteor shower is in: [1] - 4

1.Cygnus
2.Gemini
3.Leo
4.Perseus
5.Cetus
6.Orion

D.

i. At this Lagrange point on the orbit of Jupiter lies a Trojan camp! [1] - 5

ii. Kiloparsec to light-years. (integer) [2] - 3262

iii. The mean distance of Venus from Sun (AU). (two decimals) [3] - 072

iv. The supergiant elliptical galaxy near the centre of the Virgo
Galaxy Cluster is M__. [2] - 87

v. The molar mass of the substance that forms clouds in the upper atmosphere of Venus. [2]
- 98

vi. spin of an electron (one decimal) [2] - 05

vii. Capella's parallax is 77.3 milliarcseconds. Find its distance in light years (2
nd
decimal)
[3] - 422

E.

i. A 0V star has observed Colour Index B-V =0.70. How many times brighter would the
star look if there was no interstellar extinction? Consider that
V
= 3
V.,
where
V
is the Colour Excess and A
V
is the Visual Absorption. (integer) [1] - 7

ii. The sidereal rotation period at the equator of the Sun (days). At the spectrum of the Sun,
the line
(=6,563) has a broadening of 0.089. (integer) [2] - 25

iii. One star has a B-V colour index of 0.2mag and a
U-B colour index of -0.1mag. What is its Colour
Excess E
B-V
? (one decimal) [2] - 03

iv. Chandrasekhar Mass limit in solar radii. (two decimals) [3] 144

v. The orbital period of Mercury (days). (integer) [2] - 88

vi. The axial tilt of an exoplanet without atmosphere is 0
. Its orbital period is really long.

How many times greater is the mean temperature of the illuminated (by the corresponding
star) hemisphere when the planet spins really slowly compared to when it spins really
quickly? (one decimal) [2] - 12

vii. The atomic mass (in a.m.u.) of the heaviest element which can be produced in a star,
before it meets its end. [2] - 56

viii. Diameter of the biggest single aperture optical telescope in meters (integer) [2] - 10

ix. The inventor of the telescope. [1] - 4
1.Demisianos 6.Harriot
2.Brache 7.Marius
3.Ibn Sahl 8.Newton
4.Lippershey 9.Galileo
5.Huygens
F

i. A binary system is consisted of two stars that revolve around the centre of mass with
semi-major axes of 11.25 A.U. And 18.62 A.U. If the total mass of the system is 5 solar
masses, calculate the period (in years) of the system. (integer) [2] - 73

ii. Ptolemy's Cluster is M__. [1] - 7

iii. What will be the diameter of the telescope (in meters) required to resolve a planet
revolving around a star with orbital radius 1 A.U., if the distance to star is 226.26 light
years? Ignore seeing. (one decimal) [2] - 96

iv. Castor is a multiple star of how many components? [1] -
6

v. The picture shows SNR __. [4] - 1054

vi. Luminosity class of sub-dwarfs [1] - 6

vii. Alcyone, Taygeta, Maia, Electra, Atlas [5]
- 51836

viii. Luminosity class of the Sun [1] - 5
G

i. Bodes Galaxy is M__. [2] - 81

ii. Cigar Galaxy is M__. [2] - 82

iii. How many times fainter will a star become if its magnitude is increased by 1mag? (three
decimals) [4] - 2512

iv. A Globular Cluster near the nostril of Pegasus is M__. [2] - 15

v. Hipparchus described a Solar Eclipse which was seen as Total in the Hellespont
(4025N, 29
43'E) but Partial in Alexandria (31
12'N, 29
55'E), where at maximum

4/5 of the Sun was hidden. Hipparchus calculated the parallax of the limb of the Moon
between the Hellespont and Alexandria, assuming that the parallax of the Sun is 0. He
also knew that the Moon has the same apparent angular diameter as the Sun, with a value
of 1/650 of the circle. Finally, by applying simple trigonometry, he calculated the
approximate distance between the Earth and the Moon in Earth radii. How many Earth
radii is the Earth-Moon distance? (integer) [2] - 64

vi. Chandrayan-1, Deep Impact, Planck Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope [4] - 8190

vii. If the mass of a star is 5 solar masses, and its initial radius and rotation period is
21x10
5
km and 4.083 days respectively, how many microseconds will be its period when it
turns into a Pulsar with a radius of 10km? Assume the star is a homogenous sphere and
does not lose mass. [1] - 8

H.

i. How many planets of the Solar System have rings? [1] - 4

ii. Angle corresponding to 16
h
16
m
(integer) [3] - 244

iii. The Saros in __y __d. [4] - 1811

iv. If a more accurate indicator existed for the latitude scale of the telescopes you are going to
use during the observational part, it would show __
__. [4] - 3922

v. R.A. of Duschbba i.e. Scorpii (hh). [2] - 16

vi. An asteroid is 2.8AU away from the Sun. At opposition, its visual brightness was 1.46x10
-
16
Watt/m
2
. What is its radius (in meters) if its albedo is 1.00? (integer) [3] - 496
I

i. On 11
th
December 2117 a Venus Transit will take place. How many years later is the
next one? [1] - 8

ii. An Open Cluster in Canis Major is M__. [2] - 41

iii. Write the numbers of the three brightest stars in descending order of brightness: [3] -
324

1.Betelguese
2.Vega
3.Canopus
4. Centauri
5.Capella
6.Procyon
7.Altair
8.Rigel
9.Arcturus

iv. A circumpolar star's altitude at upper culmination is 76.8
o
and at lower culmination is 10
o
.
What is the latitude of the place? [3] - 434

v. Leo is N
th
zodiacal sign. N is [1] - 5

vi. The Solar System lies within this arm of the Milky Way: [1] - 4

1.Sagittarius-Carina
2.Scutum-Crux
3.Norma
4.Orion
5.Perseus
6.Cygnus
7.Outer

vii. The resonance between Pluto and Neptune is __:__. [2] - 23

viii. Distortion, Coma, Astigmatism [3] - 359

ix. On 16
th
December you visit a country of the Southern Hemisphere which uses Daylight
Saving Time. When it is 2 o clock, you place your watch so as the hour hand points to the
projection of the Sun to the horizon. Which number indicates North (approximately)? [1] - 3

J.

i. Each Zodiacal Sign extends for that many degrees along the ecliptic. [2] - 30

ii. You are given the light curve of a pulsar. What is its rotation period (ms) if the time
interval between two ticks is 1.1965ms? (one decimal) [3] - 335

iii.

Pipe
Nebu
la,
Trifi
d
Nebu
la,
Lago
on
Nebu
la,
Cat
s
Paw Nebula, Eagle Nebula [5] - 63591

iv. Write the corresponding numbers of the three biggest asteroids in descending order: [3]
- 248

1.Hygiea
2.Ceres
3.Eugenia
4.Pallas
5.Fortuna
6.Aurora
7.Nemesis
8.Vesta
9.Psyche

v. Baade and Hubble measured the distance to NGC 1049 to be 188 kpc. Thus the distance
modulus (m M) they would get for this galaxy is (2 decimal points) [4] 2137

K.

i. Two stars have angular separation of 13.84 arcsec. We are photographing them with a
f/10 telescope with a diameter of 20 cm. What is their linear separation on the
photograph in micrometers? (integer) [4] 1342

ii. Grimaldi, Plato, Tycho, Eratosthenes [4] - 1324

iii. How many degrees under the horizon is the centre of the Sun when the Astronomical
Twilight ends? [2] - 18

iv. The mission of Apollo ___ was aborted after an oxygen tank exploded on the way to the
Moon. [2] - 13

v. If the Observatory Factor is 0.95, what is the Wolf Number if the number of sunspot
groups is 13 and the number of individual spots is 14? (integer) [3] - 137

vi. A star is 100pc away. Its Apparent Visual Magnitude is m
V
=13.0mag, its Apparent
Photographic Magnitude is m
pg
=14.6mag and its Absolute Visual Magnitude is M
v
=4.7mag.
What is its Colour Excess? Consider that
V
= 3
V,
where
V
is the Colour
Excess and A
V
is the Visual Absorption. (one decimal) [2] - 11
L.

i. Pillars of Creation, Dumbell Nebula, Dark Horse Nebula (Great Dark Horse), Bubble
Nebula, Engraved Hourglass Nebula [5] - 82314

ii. What is the wavelength of the spectral line ? (integer) [4] - 4862

iii. First planet to be discovered using Telescope (Mercury is 1, Neptune is 8) [1] - 7

iv. Consider an eclipsing binary, with central eclipses. Time between the first and fourth
contact of primary eclipse is 1.5 hours and time between the 2
nd
and 3
rd
contact is 1 hour.
Find the ratio of their radii. (integer) [1] - 5

v. The final Apollo lunar mission is Apollo __. [2] - 17

vi. How many times greater is the escape velocity of a satellite compared to the velocity that
is required for an orbit with radius equal to the celestial bodys radius? (one decimal) [2]
- 14

vii. A star is behind the Coalsack Nebula in a distance of 200pc. If its apparent magnitude
is m=18mag and the optical depth of the Nebula is=1.38, what is its Absolute
Magnitude? (integer) [2] - 10

M.

i. Great Red Spot, North Polar Region, South Equatorial Belt, Equatorial Zone [4] - 6054

ii. This is a map of the sky in X-rays using galactic coordinates. [5] - 82971

Large Magellanic Cloud
Scorpio -1
Cancer Nebula
Cygnus -1
Coma

iii. The table shows the composition of the atmosphere of Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Neptune and
Venus. Find Jupiter, Venus, Neptune. [3] - 532

iv. Lagoon nebula is M __. [1] - 8

v. Sequence in which following discoveries received Nobel prizes. [4] - 4253

1. Cepheid Period-Luminosity relation
2. Discovery of pulsars
3. Accelerated Expansion of the Universe
4.Discovery of cosmic rays
5. Chandrasekhar Mass Limit

A.

i. M31 is NGC__. [3] - 224

ii. The effective temperature of the solar surface in Kelvin. (integer) [4] - 5778

iii. Suns Absolute Visual Magnitude. (two decimals) [3] 483

iv. Eastern quadrature, Superior conjunction [2] - 18

v. Hour angle of setting sun on the equinox day [1] - 6
B.

i. The Trifid Nebula is M__. [2] - 20

ii. The temperature at an exoplanets atmosphere is 336. The mean speed of the
nitrogen molecules (m=4.7x10
-26
kg) in the same temperature is 0.5km/s. The mean
speed (km/s) that the nitrogen molecules acquire when the temperature becomes four
times greater is__. [1] - 1

iii. The emission spectral line is the result of the transition of an electron between
energy levels __ to __. [2] - 32

iv. The morphological class of this galaxy. [1] - 3

v. Io, Europa and Ganymede revolve in a __:__:__ resonance. [3] - 124

vi. Vegas B-V Colour Index. [1] - 0

vii. Find the height of the mountain (metres).
FE/TE=800 and CH=0.4m. EFCD is a
square and FH is vertical to CH. [3] - 320
C.

i. The Julian century has __days. [5] - 36525

ii. The first to measure Earths radius, only using data from a single location. [1] - 7

1.Posidonius
2.Picard
3.al-Mamun
4.Eratosthenes
5.al-Farghani
6.Snell
7.al-Biruni
8.Cassini
9.Gauss

iii. This image shows a part of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster.
The long chain of galaxies is known as Markarians
Chain. At the bottom right, pointer shows a giant
elliptical galaxy (also a powerful radio source) known
as M__. [2] - 84

iv. A star cluster which lies between and Herculis
is M__. [2] - 13
v. Tiangong-3, Skylab, Salyut-7 [3] - 435

D.

i. The Orion Nebula is M__. [2] - 42

ii. This year Galileo observed the sky with a telescope for the first time. [4] - 1609

iii. Rotation period of the Venus in Earth days. [3] - 243

iv. Number of Lagrangian points co-linear with the Sun-Earth radius vector [1] - 3
v. Comet McNaught, Comet ShoemakerLevy 9, Comet HaleBopp [3] - 214
E.

i. What would have been temperature of CMBR at z=8.63? (upto 1
st
decimal) [3] - 263

ii. The axial tilt of the Earth (integer) [2] - 23

iii. Number of planets of the Solar System that have moons. [1] - 6

iv. The wavelength used to chart the Milky Way (in cm). [2] - 21

v. Pleiades is M__. [2] - 45

vi. Write scientist number in correct sequence [3] - 148
He confirmed the Big Bang Theory by observing the CMBR
He coined the name Big Bang Theory
He introduced Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

1. Robert Wilson
2. Alexander Friedmann
3. Edwin Hubble
4. Fred Hoyle
5. George Lemaitre
6. Fritz Zwicky
7. Arthur Walker
8. George Gamow

F.

i. Every __ years (integer), Halleys comet appears! [2] - 75

ii. The relative error of the spectroscopic parallax is 15% and the absolute error of the
trigonometric parallax is 0.005. Over which distance (pc) the spectroscopic parallax
becomes more accurate than the trigonometric? (integer) [2] - 30

iii. The molecular weight (in a.m.u.) of the main constituent of Titans oceans [2] - 16

iv. 189.08 light years in parsec (integer) [2] - 58

v. In the beginning of July this planet stopped its retrograde motion. How many AU is
its mean orbital radius? (one decimal) [2] - 96

vi. Sojourner, Lunokhold 1, Curiosity [3] - 342

G.

i. The four greatest celestial objects in descending order of size: [4] - 3657

1.Moon
2.Europa
3.Ganymede
4.Io
5.Mercury
6.Titan
7.Callisto
8.Triton
9.Titania

ii. At which point does the Helium Flash occur? [1] - 4

iii. The polarity of the solar magnetic field is reversed every __years. (integer) [2] - 11

iv.RR Lyrae, Mira, Classical Cepheid, Eclipsing Binary [4] - 1432

1

2

3

4

v. Days between the longest day in southern hemisphere and the next equinox. [2] - 89
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
H.

i. Sombrero galaxy is M__. [3] - 104

ii. Number of martian satellites. [1] - 2

iii. The circle marks is M__. [2]
- 40

iv. Arrange the following in the increasing order of masses [6] - 213546

1. Hyades Cluster
2. Eta Carinae
3. Omega Centauri
4. M31
5. LMC
6. Virgo Cluster

v. Number of crew members who perished in challenger space shuttle disaster. [1] - 7
I.

i. Assuming you are seeing the moon in the sky
from Greece, how many days have passed since
the last New Moon? (integer). [2] - 25

ii. Difference between the solar day and the sidereal day in minutes. [1] - 4

iii. The number of constellations [2] - 88

iv. The Whirlpool Galaxy is M__. [2] - 51

v. The four closest galaxies to the Milky Way in ascending order: [4] - 3491

1.SMC
2.Andromeda
3.Canis Major Irregular Dwarf
4.Saggitarius dwarf irregular galaxy
5.Triangulum galaxy
6.Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal
7.Barnards galaxy
8.Maffei I
9.LMC

vi. Number of Van Allen Radiation Belts. [1] - 2

vii. The L point through which matter from one star of a binary system escapes to the
other. [1] - 1
J.

i. The CMBR has a thermal black body spectrum at a temperature of __Kelvin. (two
decimals) [3] - 273

ii. This nebula is M__. [2] - 78

iii. Radiation with an energy of 2.5eV. [1] - 4

1.gamma-ray
2.X-ray
3.Ultraviolet
4.Visible
5.Infrared
6.Far Infrared
7.Microwave
8.Radio
9.Super Low Frequency

iv. Two exoplanets with a radius five times the radius of Earth rotate around a star
(radius equal to this of the Sun). Find the shortest orbital period (days). (two
decimals) [3] - 595

v. The first to calculate the AU by measuring the parallax of a planet: [1] - 1

1.Cassini
2.Aristachus
3.Hipparchus
4.Horrocks
5.Halley
6.Bayly
7.Euler
8.Lomonosov
9.Newcomb

vi. The diameters of the stars (Sirius, Betlegeuse, Aldebaran, Antares, Rigel, Pollux,
Arcturus, Sun) are to scale. [3] - 875

Betlegeuse, Antares, Rigel

K.

i. Every that many years, the orientation of Earths axial tilt shifts by 1
. (two
decimals) [4] - 7159

ii. When we swim in the sea, the height of our eyes from its level is 20cm. How many
kilometres away can we look on the surface of the Earth? (one decimal) [2] - 16

iii. Flare Stars, Type I Cepheids, RR Lyrae Variables [3] - 624

iv. The first Pulsar discovered was nicknamed LGM-1. Its official name is now PSR J1921
+2153. Its declination is __
o
__. [4] - 2153
L.

i. What is the L.S.T. (hh:mm) at the culmination of the Sun on 53
rd
day after the longest
day in the northern hemisphere? [4] - 0848

ii. The axial tilt of Mars. (integer) [2] - 25

iii. How many images of the same distant quasar appear at the Einstein Cross? [1] - 4

iv. mass of the Pluto in kg (exponent of 10 only) [2] - 22

v. Put in the right order the meteor showers according to when their peak occurs,
starting from the earlier one: [4] - 4312

1.Perseids
2.Orionids
3.Eta Aquarids
4.Quadrantids
.

i. Two white dwarfs have the same effective temperature. The one dwarf has an
Absolute Bolometric Magnitude of M
bolA
=10.5mag and a mass m
A
=1 solar mass, while
the other has M
bol
=10mag. What is the second dwarfs mass in solar masses? The
mass-radius relationship of a white dwarf is R
3
~1/M. (one decimal) [2] - 05

ii. The value of the Constant of Aberration (arcseconds). (one decimal) [3] - 205

iii. Because of the solar parallax, the time the Sun stays below the horizon of the North
Pole is longer. How many minutes is this increase in time? (integer) [2] - 18

iv. How many billions of years is the age of the Universe? (one decimal) [3] - 138

v. What is the maximum ecliptic latitude that can be acquired by Pluto? Plutos
aphelion is 49.30AU, its perihelion is 29.58AU and its orbital inclination is 17.17
.
Earths aphelion is 1.017AU and its perihelion is 0.983AU. (one decimal) [3] - 178
.

i. By how many magnitudes will the magnitude of the faintest stars that can be detected
by a CCD increase, if the exposure time is doubled? (up to two decimals) [3] - 075

ii. Sombrero Galaxy, Tadpole Galaxy, Black Eye Galaxy, Hoag's Object [4] - 5682

iii. How many flavours do the quarks have? [1] - 6

iv. How many colours do the quarks have? [1] - 3

v. A star with R.A. = 17
h
8
m
rises in the sky at L.S.T. = 5
h
31
m
. How long the star will
stay above the horizon (hh:mm)? [4] - 2314

.

i. The maximum effective temperature of the surface of a Cepheid is 9,000 and the
minimum is 7,000. The difference between its brightness maximum and minimum is
2.0 Absolute Bolometric Magnitudes. How many times bigger is the maximum radius
of the Cepheid than its minimum radius? (one decimal) [2] - 15

ii. In 2013, after how many days after the Summer Solstice did the Earth reach
Aphelion? (integer) [2] - 14

iii. The Sun belongs to the Population __ stars. [1] - 1

iv. The comet LINEAR is a periodic comet with aphelion distance of 5.29 A.U. And
aphelion velocity as 10.45km/s. What is the semi-major axis of its orbit in A.U.? (up
to 1
st
decimal) [2] - 39

v. Identify the following planets by recognizing their internal structure: Jupiter,
Neptune, Mercury [3] - 451

vi. A main sequence star fuses Hydrogen at a rate of 1.178 x 10
12
kg/s. Its luminosity
(in 10
24
W) if mass-defect is only 0.007. (integer) [3] - 742
P.

i. What is the Azimuth of the point (degrees) at the 18
th
Sidereal Hour? (integer) [2]
- 90

ii. Shape of Analemma of the Sun as seen from the Earth [1] - 8

iii. What is the distance of a galaxy (in Mpc) with recession velocity of 13966.8km/s?
[3] - 206

iv. The apparent speed of this
active galaxys jet is 3.6c! If
the angle of the jet with the
line of sight is 1.5
, what is
the true speed of the jet? (up
to 3
rd
decimal) [4] - 0993

v. On the 21
st
of March, at a place with latitude =35
, during the sunset, a star on

the ecliptic is at its upper culmination. What is its zenith distance in degrees? (one
decimal) [3] - 115
Q.

i. 294
o
30' in radians [3] - 514

ii. The first photo from space
was taken from a V-_. [1]
- 2

iii, A mission is sent to Mars by following a Hohmann-Vetchinkin orbit. How many days
is the minimum time interval that the missions members will have to stay on Mars
before they find the first opportunity to come back to Earth by following once more a
Hohmann-Vetchinkin orbit? Consider that the orbits of Earth and Mars are circular
and coplanar and that the distance of Mars from the Sun is 1.52AU. (one decimal) [4]
- 4586

iv. Mass of the supermassive black hole at the galactic centre in kg (exponent of 10 only)
[2] - 37

v. distance of globular cluster M68 (in kpc) given its parallax = 97.2 arcsec [3] - 103

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.001) = 12.2 + 5 15 = 2.2

, is the primary star of a binary system. The existence of its

and it does not depend on the distance d.

. If the mass to luminosity ratio, M/L, of the cluster is ~1

are the radial velocity and the two

at a distance of d = 90 Mpc. Therefore the diameter D of

This is obviously much larger from 1

or f = 47.3 mm (1.5 Points)

, and heliocentric latitude, b

). They cover the interval between April 28 to May 15. As the

/t for each sunspot.

/t for each sunspot:

/t) of the Sun for each sunspot.

given in the list.

, for each star using the following

is the distance of the star in parsecs, v

= 46.34pc) is larger than 10 pc, are not part of the cluster.

, of each star in the list using the trigonometric

, for each method (moving cluster and trigonometric parallax methods).

. This equation should be inserted in the

(=6,563) has a broadening of 0.089. (integer) [2] - 25

. Its orbital period is really long.

43'E) but Partial in Alexandria (31

55'E), where at maximum

__. [4] - 3922

, during the sunset, a star on

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