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10-01-2018, 07:09 AM
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Test your telescope knowledge
ABC news has a quiz on telescope knowledge, I had a go and jagged 9 out of 10 with some strategic guessing.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2...scopes/8063384
Cheers
Bill
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10-01-2018, 08:16 AM
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only 8
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10-01-2018, 08:23 AM
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Ultimate Noob
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Location: Melbourne
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8/10
Failed the first two. Need to work on my ancient Astro history!
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10-01-2018, 08:39 AM
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Location: Melbourne
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10 out of 10
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10-01-2018, 09:20 AM
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I bombed out on a few. i think I got four or five.
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10-01-2018, 09:22 AM
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I can see clearly now ...
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Location: Kingston TAS
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9 - missed Q2.
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10-01-2018, 09:29 AM
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Politically incorrect.
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9/10 Bombed the Galileo question. Oops
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10-01-2018, 10:10 AM
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amateur
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Location: Mt Waverley, VIC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by el_draco
9/10 Bombed the Galileo question. Oops 
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Same here
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10-01-2018, 10:16 AM
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9/10 Q2 - surprising answer actually. I thought Galileo would have been laughed at..
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10-01-2018, 10:35 AM
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Location: Melbourne
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10/10 - with a few judicious guesses!
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10-01-2018, 10:58 AM
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10/10
Cool quiz
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10-01-2018, 11:00 AM
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9/10 question 2 got me
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10-01-2018, 11:00 AM
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Only 8/10 , damn. blew the Galileo question and Q4, UV or radio wavelength, Doh.
Really should know better by now.
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10-01-2018, 01:21 PM
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Aidan
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Location: Sydney
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10/10, i took an educated guess on Q2 and lucked out
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10-01-2018, 01:41 PM
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9. Uneducated guess at Q2.. grrr
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10-01-2018, 01:45 PM
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8/10. Zero luck with the 2 questions that I guessed!
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10-01-2018, 03:05 PM
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9 ..The Galileo Duke one I tripped..thought A...but was D.
bigjoe.
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10-01-2018, 03:58 PM
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Not enough time and money
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Location: Melbourne
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9/10, guessed well
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10-01-2018, 06:00 PM
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Location: Sydney
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10/10, that was fun! And quite challenging too.
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10-01-2018, 06:39 PM
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10/10! 2 semi educated guesses.
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