The Second International Astronomy Olympiad

Bukovo, October 22-28, 1 !

Theoretical e"amination
#roblems to solve, 8-1$ %orm

1. Two stars have the same absolute magnitude. One is thousand times farther away than the other. What is the difference in apparent magnitudes? Which magnitude larger? 2. What would an observer have seen sitting on the Moon and looking at the arth! when the total eclipse of the "un took place on the "olovet# $slands %&'(')* ast! +)(,1* -orth. at ) a.m. /uly 22! 100,? $llustrate your answer with a drawing. &. The duration of the day on Mars is only appro1imately 2.) 2 longer than on arth. The orbital period of Mars is +34 days. 5ind %appro1imately. the difference between the duration of the siderial day and the mean solar day on Mars. 4. On the day of the all6the6world holiday %fortieth anniversary of the launch of the first satellite.! October '! 1004! 7enus was not far from its astern elongation! its coordinates were appro1imately a 8 1)h2,m! d 8 622(. 9sing the above data! estimate its coordinates and position relative to the "un on the day of the launch of the first satellite! October '! 10)4. The orbital period of 7enus is ,.+1)21 of the tropical year. ). :et us consider that observer is sitting on a planet of "yrius. Which ob;ect is brigter one in <his sky<= either our "un or the stars of the >ig ?ipper? +. :et us say that the "un is in @enith! if it covers the @enith by its disc. Where is it possible to see such an event more often in Auito %latitude 8 ,(. or in "an6Baulo %latitude8 2&.)(.? 1plain. Theoretical e"amination
#roblems to solve, 11-12 %orm

1. $f a star is moving away from the arth at very high speed! will the star have a continuous spectrum that appears hotter or cooler than it would if the star were at rest? 1plain. 2. "ee problem 2. for 361, 5orm. &. $n the course of star war one cra#y civili#ation cut a star in two halfs %without varing substance density and its temperature.. Cow did this lofty deed change the star*s magnitude? What is the magnitude of the resulting double star compared to that of the original star? '. "ee problem '. for 361, 5orm. ). "ee problem ). for 361, 5orm. +. What limits the resolving power of the +6meter telescope >TD in "DO? Ealculate it. 1plain your calculations.

Observational e"amination
&ules o' the ("amination, -12 %orm

Every participant has to show all the constellations in the following parts of the sky (sky was not open, some parts of it were covered by trees): 1. -orth6 ast. 2. "outh. &. -orth.

#ractical ("amination)
#roblem to solve, -12 %orm

Broblem is about ?oppler6effect! to find velosities of two stars using their spectra and spectrum of our "un! to estimate speed of the arth moving around the "un.