December 24, 2019September 25, 2020 Welcome to the Luca Spot Quiz! Test your Astronomy proficiency by attending this quiz online. 1. This is a sketch of an observatory that existed in Thiruvananthapuram. Which king established this? Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma Marthanda Varma 2. Who is this scientist showing his observations to priests ? Isaac Newton Tycho Brahe Galileo Galilei 3. Where in India is this solar observatory? Ahmedabad Bengaluru Udaipur 4. In which Indian state you would see this huge telescope (Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope -GMRT)? Tamil Nadu Karnataka Maharashtra 5. This is the Chandra X-ray Observatory named after S Chandrasekhar. Who launched this? ESA NASA ISRO 6. This equation helps explain the tremendous amount of energy emitted by stars. Who derived this equation? Albert Einstein Isaac Newton Eddington 7. Name this instrument. Armillary sphere Sundial Astrolabe 8. The Indian astronomer who argued that earth rotates around its axis. Brahmagupta Aryabhata Varahamihira 9. The scientist who discovered the first pulsar ? Carolyn Shoemaker Vera Rubin Jocelyn Bell 10. Name this star cluster. Andromeda Pleiades Orion Nebula Name Phone Number Time is Up! Time's up
