JAS' Leonids Contest

Q1) What is the constellation seen in the photo ? Delphinus. Canes Venatici. Equuleus. Scutum.

Answer: Delphinus.

Q2) What is the nebula seen in the photo ? Eagle Nebula. Omega Nebula. Crab Nebula. Merope Nebula.

Answer: Crab Nebula.

Q3) Of the following artificial space objects, which one attains the highest altitude from earth ?

• Iridium Satellites.
• Mir Complex.
• Geosynchronous Satellites.
• Hubble Space Telescope.

Answer: Geosynchronous Satellites, which remain at about 36 000 Km above the Earth's surface.

Q4) When will the 21st. century begin ?

• 1/1/2000.
• 1/1/2001.
• 1/1/2100.
• 31/12/2099.

Answer: 1/1/2001. However, most people think it is 1/1/2000 !

Q5) Meteors can be observed by radio. What is the source of such radio waves ?

• The friction between the meteoroid and the atmosphere will create radio waves.
• As the meteoroid enters the atmosphere, it will obscure some cosmic waves, and this obscuration will be detected.
• The ionized trail resulting from the friction between the meteoroid and the atmosphere is capable of reflecting radio signals from a terrestrial station.
• The meteoroid is capable of reflecting radio signals from the Sun.

Mr. Faisal Saleem From Pakistan Astronomy Magazine	Mr. Naveed Anwar From Pakistan Sky & Telescope Magazine
Mr. Lewis Gramer From USA Membership in the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)	Mr. Dennis Cowles From USA WGN & the Visual Handbook of IMO
Mr. Kris Delcourte From Belgium The astronomical program Redshift 3	Ms. Rasha Aljurf From Jordan The astronomical program Guide 7.0
Ms. Natasha Quariab from Jordan Meteor Trail Journal of AMS

A group consisting of seven pupils in the tenth grade from Jordan. worked together to answer the contest, and they did answer all the questions correctly. Although, this violates contest's rules, we will give each one of the group a certificate, as well as a prize for all the group. We believe that the main aim of this contest is to spread the astronomical knowledge among people, and in this case, we succeeded in spreading the knowledge among the 7 participants simultaneously ! Names of the group are:-

1. Ms. Noor Khanfar
2. Ms. Amani Suliman
3. Ms. Sawsan Zayed
4. Ms. Arwa Rezeq
5. Ms. Hiba Haswa
6. Ms. Rehab Saleh
7. Ms. Hadeel Moussa.

Persons who are eligible to enter the grand prize's lot are:-

1. Mr. Lewis Gramer (USA).
2. Mr. Dennis Cowles (USA).
3. Mr. Brad Feinner (USA).
4. Ms. Sana Mulji (Canada).
5. Mr. Kris Delcourte (Belgium).
6. Mr. Naveed Anwar (Pakistan).
7. Mr. Faisal Saleem (Pakistan).
8. Mr. Omar Bin Abdul Aziz (Pakistan).
9. Mr. Abdul Aziz (Pakistan).
10. Mr. Fesal Toosy (Pakistan).
11. Ms. Zainab Naveed (Pakistan).