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 2. This is a supernova remnant. What is the common name for it ? Andromeda Crab Nebula Pleiades 3. Name this instrument. Sundial Armillary sphere Astrolabe 4. There is a very useful equation in astrophysics named after this Indian scientist. Who is he? Jayant Narlikar S N Bose M N Saha 5. Who drew these famous pictures of the Moon? Jahannes Kepler Galileo Galilei Tycho Brahe 6. This is a sketch of an observatory that existed in Thiruvananthapuram. Which king established this? Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma Marthanda Varma Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma 7. To which present country do ancient Babylonia belong? Egypt Greece Iraq 8. Where is this Vainu Bappu Telescope located ? Pune (Maharashtra) Kavalur (Tamil Nadu) Bengaluru (Karnataka) 9. The process by which stars die with an explosion. super nova hyper nova nova 10. What type of a telescope is this? Galilean Keplerian Newtonian Name Phone Number Time is Up! Time's up