Can you name the heavenly bodies and astronomical terms based on a haiku description?

created by BamaMuaddib

Enter a heavenly body in the box below
Correctly named heavenly bodies will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Answers are arranged alphabetically. Quote is from "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" (canto III, v. lxxxviii) by Byron.
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Haiku	Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven
Closest star system Seen in a half-man, half-horse Just four light years hence
Orion, top left Ford Prefect has roots nearby Say my name three times!
Alas, poor Pluto: Thou canst not clear thine orbit Be classified thus!
A common mistake To think Titan bigger than This Jovian moon
Mark Twain's birth and death 'Dirty Snowball' components Seventy-six years
Sixth child of Saturn 'The Bringer of Jollity' Day = ~10 hours
Our home galaxy Also a Mars candy bar Part of 'Local Group'
Interstellar clouds And science fiction awards Vague or ill-defined

Haiku	Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven
Unit of distance 'Parlili...parsnip...parsley...' Part of Kessel Run?
Open star cluster Nymph partners of Artemis Seven, in Taurus
A real 'spin' doctor Composed mostly of neutrons Please use your blinker!
Rings and Roche Limits Enya's '91 album Satellites and sheep?
Brightest night sky star(s) Gryffindor Animagus 'Dog days' of summer
Death of massive star Light takes some time to reach us Oasis' 'Champagne _________'
Herein: the North Star AKA Little Dipper Bordered by Draco

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Astronomy by Haiku Quiz

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Created May 22, 2011 in Science
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	MCDD:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 17:30 GMT		3 points
	Alpha Centauri is a binary star (composed of two stars that orbit each other). The two stars (Alpha Centauri A and Aplha Centauri B) are not the closest stars to Earth. The closest is Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf star that is believed to orbit the binary system (although no direct evidence of the orbit has been observed). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_centauri

	GeoExpert:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 18:40 GMT		9 points
	@MCDD: Yes, what you just gave was correct info. However, the haiku mentions "closest star system," not "closest star." While Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B are often said to be a binary system, Proxima Centauri can be lumped in to call the Alpha Centauri system a triple-star system. I do not have a protest against the answer on the quiz, as the system is the closest to Earth if you lump in Proxima Centuari, which orbits the two main stars.

	MCDD:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 18:46 GMT		2 points
	@GeoExpert: I did see that and realized that it was the only way to fit into the Haiku. I was just providing information since I quite often heared Alpha Centauri referred to (erroneously) as the nearest "star". Next time I will be more specific with stating my intentions.

	Meltha:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 20:23 GMT		1 point
	Very clever, though I admit for the third one I tried "planet, dammit!"

	BamaMuaddib:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 20:30 GMT		3 points
	Thanks for the publish and the comments! :) MCDD, you raised some nice points and I did look into the Proxima Centauri issue when writing the quiz. Because it is not visible to the naked eye, and the binary of Alpha Centauri has such a bright relative magnitude, I felt it prudent to go with AC. Hope you enjoyed, nonetheless!

	ravenclaw:	Jun 2nd, 2011 at 21:56 GMT		2 points
	Love it!

	beren:	Jun 3rd, 2011 at 02:38 GMT		2 points
	The only reason I got "Ganymede" is due to Shakespeare's As You Like It! Literature and astronomy working together is always nice.

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	Lulu:	Jun 4th, 2011 at 12:49 GMT		5 points
	"Gryffindor animagus" made my day!

	yearsofsilence:	Jul 28th, 2011 at 14:38 GMT		1 point
	I knew Betelgeuse but could not spell it to save my soul...and Gryffindor animagus was wonderful!