Can you pick the stars contained by these constellations? by goseaward

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Star and Constellation Match Quiz

by goseaward

Created Nov 14, 2012 in Science
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	WyvernSabres:	Nov 14th, 2012 at 21:34 GMT		3 points
	Really great quiz! It's many years since I used to "do" astronomy, but I thought Vega was in Lyra, isn't it?

	goseaward:	Nov 15th, 2012 at 00:11 GMT		2 points
	Ah, yes, quite right--fixed, thank you for pointing it out!

	shorlin:	Nov 20th, 2012 at 13:15 GMT		2 points
	Thanks for the quiz! Great idea. My concern is that, unless it was intentional, including stars under their Bayer designation (alpha Apodis, epsilon Leporis, beta Pavonis) pretty much gives it away. You can see that since 83% got the stars in "Apus" correct, but I'm guessing most astronomers couldn't point out Apus in the sky. I suggest only including constellations with named stars, at least one of which is well-known: what about Perseus, Auriga, and Carina for example?

	goseaward:	Nov 22nd, 2012 at 04:36 GMT		2 points
	@shorlin--yes, that was intentional: I wanted to have a range of difficulty, and to give people without much astronomy knowledge a fighting shot of getting a few right (I know I tend to give up on quizzes if I can't answer the first handful). Plus, there is a star named Peacock--how could I give that up? :) Thanks for the feedback, though; depending on how the results go if more people take this quiz, I might adjust the balance of constellations without named stars.

	shorlin:	Nov 23rd, 2012 at 15:09 GMT		2 points
	@goseaward: Ok great. I actually have a degree in astronomy so I probably tend toward harder clues, but I do see your point. Thanks!