National Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad 2014

Seniors
Observational Phase

Part 1

1. Describe with your own words the effect of chromatic aberration in an image
obtained with optical instruments.
2. What planet was at inferior conjunction relative to the Earth at the beginning of
April 2014?
3. Describe the following terms: meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid.
4. In what constellation can be seen the major meteor radiant having maximum
activity around the middle of December?
5. Calculate the angular diameter of Venus on Earth’s sky at 12th of April
2014(western elongation 45 degrees). The radius of Venus is Rv=6052 km and its
large semiaxis is av=108,2*10^6 km.

Part 2

Point out on the image below the following details which can be seen on the surface of
the Moon:

the craters:Copernic( mark with “L1”), Tycho(L2), Kepler(L3) and Platon (L4)
Montes Carpatus(L5)
Mare Imbirum(L6)
Mare Crisium(L7)
Part 3

Map 1 is offered to be analyzed (Bucharest, 13th of April 2014)

1. Estimate the Universal Time at the date of the observation.

2. Point out on the map:

a) the cardinal directions (marked with N, E, S, V around the horizon)

b) the visible planets (marked with P1, P2, P3 etc.) and write on the exam paper their
name
c) the almucantarat of star alpha Per (marked with A)
d) the Celestial Equator and the Ecliptic (marked with EC and ECL respectively)
e) two oriented arcs (marked with V1 and V2) for Vega’s hourly coordinates. Write on
the exam paper the name of the coordinates and the values for Vega.
f) the constellations: Sagita, Libra, Sagittarius (marked with C1, C2 and C3
receptively).
g) the stars: beta Lib, alpha Her, delta Cep (marked with S1, S2 and S3 respectively)
h) the deep sky objects: Messier 4, Messier 92, Messier 81(marked with DS1, DS2 and
DS3 respectively)
i) What is the name of the brightest star from the triangle formed by Regulus, Saturn
and Vega? What is its corresponding spectral class?