5th National Astronomy Olympiad, Bangladesh.

Full Marks: 100 Gravitational Constant, G = 6.67 10 Mass of Earth ( Mass of Moon ( ) = 5.977 10 ) = 0.01227 1 PC (Parsec) = 3.086 10

Diameter of Earth = 12756 km Distance between Earth and Moon = 384000 km Wiens Law, = 0.00289/ T

Stefan Boltzmann Constant,

= 5.67 10

1. (i) (Marks 5) Geostationary satellites normally have (a) Equatorial (b) Polar (c) Either A or B (d) Neither A nor B (ii) (Marks 5) The 2.7K radiation coming from all direction is (a) At one frequency in the Microwave Range (b) A range of frequencies like that given off by a black body

orbits.

2. (Marks 5) A rocket expels gases at the rate of 200 kg/sec, at a velocity of 1500 thrust exerted by the rocket.

. Find the

3. (Marks 15) Use Law of conservation of Angular Momentum to prove Keplers Second Law. 4. (Marks 10) Derive the distance of a Geostationary Satellite from the surface of Earth. 5. (Marks 5) Given a satellite is 5000 km above the equator, find the maximum latitude from which the satellite is just visible. (Hint: Use right angle triangle) 6. (Marks 10) Derive the Escape Velocity ( ) of a body, so as to escape the surface of Earth. 7. (Marks 5) Why is it preferred to launch satellites from close to the equator? 8. (Marks 10) Given a Pulsar emitting a pulse every 1 millisecond. Find the Density of the Pulsar, so that the surface matter does not fly off into space. 9. ( Marks 10) Given the strongest emitted wavelength ( = 5 10 m), Find the surface temperature of the Sun. (Hint: Wiens Displacement Law) 10. (Marks 10) Given Hubble s constant, H = 71 km/s per mega parsec. Calculate the age of Universe. 11. (Marks 10) Find the Distance of Observable Universe from the Earth.