December 24, 2019September 25, 2020 Welcome to the Luca Spot Quiz! Test your Astronomy proficiency by attending this quiz online. 1. The Indian astronomer who argued that earth rotates around its axis. Aryabhata Brahmagupta Varahamihira None 2. To which constellation does Ardra (Athira, Thiruvathira, Betelgeuse) belong? Leo Cassiopea Orion None 3. Where is this Vainu Bappu Telescope located ? Pune (Maharashtra) Bengaluru (Karnataka) Kavalur (Tamil Nadu) None 4. There is a very useful equation in astrophysics named after this Indian scientist. Who is he? M N Saha S N Bose Jayant Narlikar None 5. The scientist who discovered the first pulsar ? Carolyn Shoemaker Vera Rubin Jocelyn Bell None 6. Who constructed this telescope? Jahannes Hevelius William Herschel Peter Dolond None 7. To which great astronomer did this observatory belong. Galileo Galilei Tycho Brahe Johannes Kepler None 8. The process in which neutron stars fuse together. kilonova supernova nova None 9. This is a sketch of an observatory that existed in Thiruvananthapuram. Which king established this? Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma Marthanda Varma None 10. The last stage in the evolution of the Sun. Black hole White dwarf Red giant None Name Phone Number Time's upTime is Up!
