AY Honor Stars Requirements used by Franco-Belgian Union
Skill Level
2
Year
1928
Version
27.04.2024
Approval authority
North American Division
1. What are the technical means of observation and how are they used?
2. What are focal length, diameter, magnification, F/D ratio?
3. Name the different planets in the solar system in order of distance from the sun, and how far are they from the sun?
4. What do we mean by :
- - Milky Way
- - celestial pole
- - celestial equator
- - celestial horizon
- - zenith
- - nadir
- - perigee
- - aphelion
- - declination
- - conjunction
- - ecliptic
- - black hole
5. Know the celerity (speed) of light.
6. Recognize 15 constellations in the sky, including 5 visible in summer, 5 in winter and 5 all year round.
7. What are the morning and evening stars? When are they visible?
8. Where in the Bible do we find Orion, the Pleiades, the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper?
9. When is Orion at its brightest? Name Orion's brightest stars.
10. What is the magnitude of a star?
11. What is the astronomical unit?
12. What is solar wind and its consequences?
