Reach for the Stars B

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Re: Reach for the Stars B

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AstroKing wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:06 am Sorry, I was unactive for a while, I was pretty busy...
These questions will be pretty short and will be about DSO's


1. Which DSO's contain Supermassive Black Holes in the center of them?
2. This DSO's nickname is Gum 64, name 2 other nicknames of the DSO, and the distance to this DSO.
3. What percent of the size of the Milky Way is M104? Name a nickname for this DSO.
1. Sagittarius A*, Centaurus A, Sombrero Galaxy, Andromeda(?), idk any more. 2. NGC 6334, Cat's Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula, 5500 ly away. 3. 30%, Sombrero Galaxy.
Anatomy, Crime Busters, Meteo, RFTS

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Anatomy :( - 5/1/8/1/3/?
Crime Busters - 2/1/1/1/1/?
Meteo - 1/2/2/1/1/?
RFTS - 1/1/2/1/1/?
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Re: Reach for the Stars B

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1. Correct, but there is more such as M60!! Centaurus A also has an AGN in the center...
2. Correct!!
3. Correct!!

Nice Job!!
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Can you please do star chart identification, please??

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