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Re: Reach for the Stars B

Posted: March 7th, 2020, 12:14 pm
by Locoholic
AstroKing wrote: March 6th, 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.

Re: Reach for the Stars B

Posted: March 8th, 2020, 7:49 am
by AstroKing
1. Correct, but there is more such as M60!! Centaurus A also has an AGN in the center...
2. Correct!!
3. Correct!!

Nice Job!!
Your Turn

Can you please do star chart identification, please??