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Space is vast. There are lots of stars which illuminate this dark space and this quiz is about them. I will give you the name of the star. You have to match that star with the constellation which it is part of.
A matching quiz
by The_Rubiks.
Estimated time: 3 mins.
Polaris is known as the North Star, and is the handle of the Ursa Minor, which is also known as the Little Dipper. It is located very near to the Earth's rotation, so it points towards north. Ancient sailors would navigate taking this star as the reference.
2. Pollux
Answer: Gemini
Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation Gemini. It is a red giant star. It is approximately 34 light years away from us. This star, along with the star Castor, are known as the eternal twins. Castor is a bluish white star while Pollux us a orangish red star.
3. Betelgeuse
Answer: Orion
Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star in the Orion constellation. Orion, also known as the hunte,r is one of the best known constellations in the night sky. Other stars in this constellation are Rigel, Mintaka, Alnilam and Alnitak.
4. Aldebaran
Answer: Taurus
Aldebaran is a red giant star. This star is roughly around 65 light years away from us. It is situated in the constellation Taurus. Taurus, also known as the bull, is hunted by Orion in the skies, assisted by his faithful dog, Canis Minor.
5. Antares
Answer: Scorpius
Antares is a red supergiant star which is nearly at the end of its life. This star is known as the heart of the constellation Scorpius. This constellation is also known as the slayer of Orion.
6. Altair
Answer: Aquila
Altair is a main sequence star. This star is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila and is about 17 light years away from us. The constellation Aquila is also called celestial eagle which seems to flying east through the Milky Way.
7. Sirius
Answer: Canis Major
Sirius is one of the brightest stars in the northern sky viewed from Earth. This star is about eight light years away from us. This star is a part of constellation Canis Major. Orion's belt, the three stars in the middle of the Orion constellation, seem to point towards this star.
8. Thuban
Answer: Draco
Thuban is the brightest star in the constellation Draco. This star is the former Pole Star from around 5000 years ago, at the time when Egyptians were building the pyramids.
9. Markab
Answer: Pegasus
Markab is a bright star in the constellation Pegasus. It is one of the stars that forms the asterism called the Great Square of Pegasus. This star is around 130 light years away from us.
10. Spica
Answer: Virgo
Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. It is a blue giant star, around 260 light years away from us. Spica is one of the twenty brightest stars in the sky. This star is part of a binary star system.
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