Ok folks, here is yet another game for everyone. The rules are simple. Each post states the next natural number in sequence, along with an astronomy/space flight connection. I will start off with the first 3 so that the idea is clear, and thereafter each post will be a single number. It should be easy in the beginning. As the numbers get larger, it should become rather difficult (and more fun)

1 - the Earth is 1 AU from the Sun ( I know that's almost cheating since an AU is defined that way)

2 - The number of stars in a binary system, and the number of moons of Mars

3 - The number of astronauts on an apollo moon mission.

your turn.

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4 - The Galilean moons of Jupiter.

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5 - The number of Solar system planets inside Saturn's orbit.

Next...

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6 - The number of Apollo LM descent stages currently resting on the moon.

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7- Number of moons in the solar system larger than Pluto.

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8- the number of planets in our solar system until Pluto was discovered in 1930

9 - The number of times I cursed to the heavens that banquo beat me to that answer.

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10 - inch telescope & 10 foot observatory 8)

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11 - the number of manned Apollo flights.

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12 - number of days scheduled for the upcoming shuttle mission

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13 - number of non-spiral galaxies in Messier's list

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14 - the number of orbital Mercury and Gemini flights

15 - Apollo flight that first used the rover and brought back the "Genesis" rock. My favorite mission for this and other reasons.

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16 - Number of stars (other than the Sun) known to have multiple planets

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17: the final Apollo mission.

18: the number of named moons of Saturn until 2000. (Yeah, well, it's the best I could find for the moment).

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19: Rigel's Flamsteed designation.

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20 - The designated number of what should have been the final Apollo moon mission.

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21. The number of stars brighter than 2nd mag

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22. According to this page, the number of stars of magnitude 1.5 or brighter.

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23. Number of whole hours the earth takes to turn on its axis

PS: I think mickal555 was lumping in Adhara (mag. 1.5) and below with the mag. 2 stars--so you're both using the same list

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24- The number of rounded hours we measure in a day.

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25 - The number of stars within 12 light years of the Sun.



I'm afraid I don't follow you. That list has 46 stars of magnitude 2 or brighter.

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first image you get if you image search on google wth "26 nasa"

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27 - The total number of American manned space missions through Apollo 17 in 1972.

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28: distance (to nearest lightyear) to 61 Virginis


Confusion between cardinals and ordinals.

Magnitude 2 => magnitude = 2.00
Second Magnitude => magnitude = 1.50 - 2.49

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29: Number of different astronauts who flew on Apollo missions.

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30 - approximate number of galaxies in the Local Group.

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31 - Decapi to the nearest integer.

32: Size (in meters) of the largest radio telescope in Poland.

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