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Exploring the Galaxy: A Quiz on Astronomy and the Telemovie 'Galaxy'

Test your knowledge about astronomy and the telemovie 'Galaxy' with this engaging quiz that covers key concepts, historical figures, and character roles.

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1 In 1054, the creation of the ________ resulting from the SN 1054 supernova was observed by Chinese, Japanese and Arab/Persian astronomers.

2 Who played Harry Trent in the telemovie Galaxy?

3 In 1755, ________ introduced the term 'island universe' for these distant nebulae.

4 In a treatise in 1755, ________ elaborated on Wright's idea about the structure of the Milky Way.

5 Although it is not yet well understood, ________ appears to account for around 90% of the mass of most galaxies.

6 Spiral galaxies, like the Milky Way, only produce new generations of stars as long as they have dense ________ of interstellar hydrogen in their spiral arms.

7 What role did Matt Mitler play in the telemovie Galaxy?

8 What role did Saunder Finard play in the telemovie Galaxy?

9 Who played Security agent in the telemovie Galaxy?

10 Who played Prof. Isaac Hoffenstein in the telemovie Galaxy?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Marcab Confederacy was said by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard to be one of the most powerful galactic civilizations.
  • the planetary nebula luminosity function is an accurate standard candle (luminosity measurement) outside Earth's home galaxy, the Milky Way, despite an average error factor of two for distance estimates to planetary nebulae within this galaxy.
  • the distribution of galaxy types found within the Eridanus Group provides evidence for the theory of cold dark matter.
  • until recent XMM-Newton images, the supernova remnant G350.1-0.3 was mistakenly thought to be a distant galaxy.
  • the Hubble Ultra Deep Field is a Hubble Space Telescope image that contains roughly 10,000 galaxies.
  • the Galaxy Zoo is an online astronomy project that allows members of the public to help classify previously unseen images of galaxies.
  • NGC 3314 is a pair of almost perfectly overlapping spiral galaxies, giving astronomers a unique opportunity to observe the properties of interstellar dust.
  • although color-blind, Nicholas U. Mayall was better able to detect faint galaxies than most other astronomers.
  • if a supermassive black hole is ejected from a galaxy, it can carry a dense cluster of stars called a hypercompact stellar system.
  • the Draco Dwarf spheroidal galaxy is one of the faintest companions of the Milky Way and the most dark matter dominated object known.
  • Hyron Spinrad discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of Mars, and was the first astronomer to identify a galaxy with a redshift greater than one.
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