Astronomy Test

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How much do you know about astronomy? Find out in this fun multiple choice quiz!

  • 1
    How many official constellations are there?
  • 2
    What is the brightest star in the night sky?
  • 3
    What does the "M" as in M1 (the Crab nebula) stand for?

  • 4
    How many Messier objects are there?
  • 5
    What planet has one ring around it?
  • 6
    Where is the Kuipiter Belt?

  • 7
    How fast does light travel?
  • 8
    What does the satellite SOHO study?
  • 9
    Where is the bow shock?
  • 10
    What arm of the Milky Way is the solar system in?

  • 11
    What planet takes the longest time to rotate on it's axis?
  • 12
    What is Camelarpardalis?
  • 13
    Where is Eris?
  • 14
    What constellation is M31 in?
  • 15
    What is the closest star to Earth?
  • 16
    What probes are the farthest from the Sun? (Still operating probes.)

  • 17
    Who was the first man in space?
  • 18
    M106 is a______ galaxy?
  • 19
    A higher apparent magnitude means what?
  • 20
    The big dipper is a what?

Comments (2)

autorenew

1353 days ago
Eris in NOT in the asteroid belt.
1827 days ago
Good quiz. I got 16 out of 20. I enjoy studying the stars all right! I've liked gazing up at the night sky since I was a small boy in short trousers. However, it's only in the last few years that I've really become familiar with the various stars and constellation etc. My favourite star grouping is The Pleiades star cluster in Taurus the Bull. Although it shines at its best in November, I always like searching for it late at night around middle or late August. It's coming near that time again! I believe it can be seen around now before dawn. It's fairly near Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus the Bull. Orion The Hunter is another of my favourites. It come into view just before dawn around late July. The "belt stars" of Orion point in one direction to Aldebaran and in the other to Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. Anyway, I think I think I've said enough for now! Thanks for these quizzes; I like to test my knowledge.