Q 01/05
A) Orion
B) Taurus
C) Gemini
D) Perseus
Answer · why
They sit in the bull's northwest corner and, with the Hyades, form the so-called Golden Gate of the Ecliptic.
Q 02/05
A) M31
B) M13
C) M42
D) M45
Answer · why
It is the Messier object nearest to Earth and an odd inclusion, since nobody could mistake it for a comet.
Q 03/05
A) The Three Kings
B) The Little Bear
C) The Seven Sisters
D) The Northern Crown
Answer · why
Their myths worldwide almost always explain why only six can easily be seen.
Q 04/05
A) About 44 light-years
B) About 4,400 light-years
C) About 444 light-years
D) About 44,000 light-years
Answer · why
That is about 136 parsecs, and it makes them one of the nearest star clusters to Earth.
Q 05/05
A) About 100
B) Over 1,000
C) About 50,000
D) Exactly seven
Answer · why
Only the brightest six or seven are easily visible to the naked eye, though sharp-eyed observers can see up to 14.
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