Astronomy 101: Sky Quiz

Posted below are a list of the objects that you will need to know for the sky quizzes. Each quiz will be 20 points.

Remember that there are drill times assigned for your class. You will receive credit for attending these sessions. If you feel you need extra practice, you may sit in on drill sessions for other sections.

Here is a full schedule of the planetarium classes for the semester.

Class	Date	Time
Introduction to Summer/Fall/Circumpolar	Wednesday, September 4	9:00 11:00 12:00
Drill Summer, etc.	Friday, September 13	9:00 11:00 12:00
Make-Up Drill	Monday, September 16	10:00
Quiz Summer, etc./Intro Winter/Spring/Circumpolar	Friday, September 20	9:00 11:00 12:00
Drill Winter, etc.	Friday, September 27	9:00 11:00 12:00
Make-Up Drill	Monday, September 30	10:00
Quiz Winter, etc.	Friday, October 4	9:00 11:00 12:00

Circumpolar
Constellations: Cassiopeia Draco Ursa Major Ursa Minor	Stars: Polaris	Asterisms: The Big Dipper The Little Dipper	Objects: Celestial Equator Ecliptic Meridian Milky Way North Celestial Pole Zenith
Winter/Spring
Constellations: Boötes Canis Major Canis Minor Gemini Leo Orion Perseus Taurus Virgo	Stars: Aldebaran Arcturus Betelgeuse Castor Pollux Procyon Regulus Rigel Sirius Spica	Asterisms: The Sickle Winter Triangle	Objects: The Pleiades Venus
Summer/Fall
Constellations: Andromeda Aquila Cygnus Lyra Pegasus Sagittarius Scorpius	Stars: Altair Antares Deneb Vega	Asterisms: The Great Square Summer Triangle The Teapot	Objects: Andromeda Galaxy Jupiter Mars Saturn

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