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Re: Reach for the Stars B

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Hi,
I am first time coach and trying to help my team with "Reach for stars" topic.
The official science Olympiad website says "NOTE: This is archived material and will be updated for 2016!".
So wondering
1) What is the expected from students in test and
2) Where to start looking for material for study?

I found this elsewhere on this site:
"Reach for the Stars is an event dealing with stellar astronomy. In one part of it, you have to be able to identify constellations and individual stars given a star map or a planetarium projection. Then, there will be other questions relating to stellar classifications, stellar evolution, H-R Diagrams, and other such things."

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Reach for the Stars B

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parttimecoach wrote:Hi,
I am first time coach and trying to help my team with "Reach for stars" topic.
The official science Olympiad website says "NOTE: This is archived material and will be updated for 2016!".
So wondering
1) What is the expected from students in test and
2) Where to start looking for material for study?

I found this elsewhere on this site:
"Reach for the Stars is an event dealing with stellar astronomy. In one part of it, you have to be able to identify constellations and individual stars given a star map or a planetarium projection. Then, there will be other questions relating to stellar classifications, stellar evolution, H-R Diagrams, and other such things."

Thanks in advance.
The event seems to be mostly the same as in 2013 (when I took it) so the links and materials from then should be largely accurate. I don't remember much about the event itself, but what I do remember and can figure out by looking at the rules is basically ID and info (objects viewed in different wavelengths of light will likely come up), interpreting charts/map/etc, and calculations. As for where to find material, I'd suggest that you start with the wiki and soinc.org, and websites with good info.
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Re: Reach for the Stars B

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Does anyone know if the tests will be done in a planetarium or using star maps?
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Re: Reach for the Stars B

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20arana wrote:Does anyone know if the tests will be done in a planetarium or using star maps?
I'm not sure what you mean by planetarium, but we got star maps often when I competed.
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Re: Reach for the Stars B

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Unome wrote:
20arana wrote:Does anyone know if the tests will be done in a planetarium or using star maps?
I'm not sure what you mean by planetarium, but we got star maps often when I competed.
It depends on the competition, but (inflatable) planetariums are certainly a possibility, as you get to actually navigate the sky and you have to know the relative location of the DSOs on the sky rather than just RA/Dec. (Though, knowing the constellations isn't terribly important in actual astronomy, as I know... maybe 10 of them?) I haven't seen the rules for this year, but the last time I competed, I believe red-filtered flashlights were listed among the team materials, so the writers are definitely leaving that option open for supervisors.
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Tycho's SNR

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Tycho's SNR is on the study list for RFTS, can anyone confirm that this is the same as : SN 1572?

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Re: Tycho's SNR

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JennJ wrote:Tycho's SNR is on the study list for RFTS, can anyone confirm that this is the same as : SN 1572?

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Wikipedia! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1572 If you dont believe in Wikipedia look at the sources.
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Re: Reach for the Stars B

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In the event parameters, it says that we may be required to provide clipboards and red-filtered flashlights. Why must they be filtered red?
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Re: Reach for the Stars B

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Whiteheat073 wrote:In the event parameters, it says that we may be required to provide clipboards and red-filtered flashlights. Why must they be filtered red?
Astronomers often use red flashlights because they allow their eyes to be adjusted for the dark while providing a source of light. When star watching, you'll have a better experience if your eyes are adjusted to the dark.
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