Romanian NAAO 2014 Problems
Romanian NAAO 2014 Problems
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National Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad 2014
Seniors
Theoretic Phase
Problem 1
The height of the sky! The ancient Greeks knew that the diameter of the Earth is
small compared to the distance to the stars. For example, there is a legend that
the god Hephaestus accidentally dropped his anvil on Earth. It took =9 days for
the anvil to eventually hit the ground.
Estimate the “height of the sky”, in accordance to the beliefs of the ancient
Greeks. It is known that the rotation of the Moon around the Earth is T L=27,3 days
and the radius of the Moon is aL= 384400 km.
Problem 2
Problem 3
Problem 4
Visible star? The Sun parallax is psun = 8,8” and the parallax of a star, , which has
the same absolute brightness (luminosity) as the Sun, is pstar=0,022”.
Reveal whether this particular star can be observed on the night sky with the
naked eye. The following data is known: the distance between Earth and the Sun,
rES = 149000000 km; Earth radius, RE= 6380 km.
Problem 5
Star Wars. In “Star Wars”, a star with the apparent magnitude of m initial=3m was
cut into four identical smaller stars that had the same density and temperature
like the initial one.
Determine the magnitude of the resulting quadruple star and compare it to the
magnitude of the initial star.
Problem 1
Neutronic star. It is well known that many stars form binary systems. One type of
binary system consists of a normal star (with the mass m 0 and radius R) and a
neutronic star (much more compact and with a larger mass), which revolve arund
their own centre of mass. In the following problem the Earth’s movement is
neglected.
a) Find the distance r between Earth and the binary system presented above by
using only the values of the observed units and the universal physical constants
involved.
b) Now, let’s suppose that M>>m0, so that the normal star revolves around the
neutronic star on a circular orbit with the radius r 0. The normal star starts to
emit gas twards the neutronic one with a relative speed of v0 (relative to the
normal star) as indicated in Figure 2. Admitting that the neutronic star is the
dominant source of the gravitational action and neglecting the orbit changes of
the normal star, you are asked to determine the minimum distance rmin at
which the gas gets close to the neutronic star. It is known that the universal
gravitational constant is K.
c) Determine the maximum distance rmax at which the gas reaches close to the
neutronic star.
Problem 2
A. Sun dusk. The dusk and dawn are two events of lengths that depend solely on
the place and time of the observation.
a) Determine the duration of the dusk/dawn for an observer situated in a place
with the latitude on equinox days;
b) Localise the observer so that during the equinox days, the duration of the
dusk/dawn is maximum/minimum;
c) Determine the duration of the dusk/dawn for an observer situated in a place
with the latitude on solstice days;
d) Localise the observer so that during the solstice days, the duration of the
dusk/dawn is maximum/minimum.
The following data is known: the apparent angular diameter of the Sun, =
31’59,3”; the rotation period of the Earth around the Sun TE=24h, the angle
between the equator plane and the ecliptic plane =2327”. The effects of
atmospheric refraction are neglected.
B. The third cosmic speed. You are asked to determine the approximate minimum
value of escape velocity that a body must have so that when launched from Earth,
it would escape the Solar System forever (third cosmic speed).
The following data is known: V030km/s, the speed of Earth around its circular
orbit around the Sun; v07,9km/s, the speed of a low orbit satellite that revolves
around the Earth (first cosmic speed).
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It is also known that 𝑇 ≪ 𝑆 . The body’s kinetic energy relative to the Sun is
𝑅𝑇 𝑅𝑇𝑆
neglected from the moment of launch until reaching the limit of the Earth’s
gravitational field.
C. Fall from the Earth on the Sun! You are asked to determine the minimum
speed that is needed for a spaceship to escape Earth’s gravity and fall on the
Sun’s surface. The following data is known: the distance between Earth and the
Sun, rES= 1,5∙1011 m; the rotation period of the Earth around the Sun,
TE=3,15∙107s.
Prof. dr. Mihail Sandu
Liceul Tehnologic de TurismCălimănești
Romania Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad, 2014
Data Analysis Problems and Solutions
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Seniors
Data analysis Phase
Problem 1
Speed of light. Let’s imagine that in a distant future, the Solar System will be occupied by
our descendants. A small mining robot installed on the SALTIS asteroid is supervised by
Celesta Spacedigger, who happens to also be a passionate amateur astronomer. During the
long nights of Saltis, Celesta (character from the Greek mythology) observes the stars and
planets, particularly the beautiful planet Saturn. An old but trustworthy astronomical
almanac helps her follow certain celestial events such as Titan’s eclipses due to Saturn’s
movement. To her astonishment, Celesta discovers large differences between the time
values she noticed while observing Titan’s eclipses and the existent values from the
almanac. After years of careful observation (as she was detached to stay on SALTIS for a
long time), Celesta eventually finds an explanation. The differences are the largest when
Saturn is close to the opposition or conjunction with the Sun, both seen from Saltis. Celesta
figures out that this is because the speed of light is finite. Also, she discovers that a sketch
from the almanac confirms the fact that the synchronizations from its tables are heliocentric
(relative to the Sun and not to Saltis). Very satisfied with her discovery, Celesta used these
observations to calculate the speed of light.
In the following problem you have to repeat the computation done by Celesta using her
observations. The units of time and length used by Celesta are fairly different than the ones
we use. The unit of time which is called pinit is defined so that Saltis’s synodic period of
rotation is Tsynodic Saltis = 1000 pinit. The unit of length called seter is defined so that 1 seter is
equal to 10-9 the mean distance from the Sun to Saltis. In other words, rSaltis-Sun=109 seter.
a) Six (6) records made by Celesta on Titan’s eclipses when Saturn was close to the
opposition or conjunction are represented below. The columns are described as
follows:
I) the values from the almanac table regarding the moment when an observer
situated on the Sun could see the beginning of the eclipse;
II) the values of Celesta’s observations regarding the beginning of the eclipse as
seen from Saltis. The accuracy of the synchronizations is = 0,03 pinit;
III) Saturn’s position during Titan’s eclipse (close to the opposition or conjunction).
Estimate the radius of planet Earth expressed in meter using Celesta’s data from the chart
above.
c) Knowing that: 1 au=149,6106 km; c=2,998108 m/s, determine the equivalent in
meters for 1 seter; the equivalent in seconds for 1 pinit.
d) Estimate the sidereal orbital period of Saltis expressed in years using c) and the
graphic above.
Problem 2
The orbit of planets. It is accepted that Earth’s orbit around the Sun is a circle with the
radius rE=1 au. In the following table the maximum Eastern and Western angular
elongations of Mars and Venus are specified.
a) Admitting that the orbits of the three planets (Mercury, Venus and Earth) relative to
the Sun are described as concentric and coplanar circles, let’s suppose that
Venus/Mercury are in the corresponding position for their maximum Eastern
elongation. Determine after what time Venus/Mercury will be:
I) for the first time, in the corresponding position for the maximum Western
elongation;
II) again in the corresponding position for their maximum Eastern elongation.
b) According to the data from the table and using a piece of paper on which Earth’s
circular orbit around the Sun (which is in the middle) is represented, localise Mercury
and Venus’s approximate position around he Sun and determine the mean distance
between Mercury and the Sun and the mean distance between Venus and the Sun.
c) Determine the exact values of Mercury and Venus’s orbit parameters, (a; b; e),
expressed in au, knowing that:
Mercury Mercury
18αmax ,East 28; 18αmax ,West 28;
45αVenus Venus
max ,East 48; 45αmax ,West 48.
d) Determine the ratio of the diurnal equatorial horizontal parallax of the Sun (p eS) and the
diurnal equatorial horizontal parallax of Mars (peM).
Known values:
Mars’ orbital period: TM = 780 days;
Earth’s orbital period: TE = 365 days;
The numerical eccentricity of Mars’s orbit: e = 0.093.
Problem 4
A. The star Altair and the Sun. For the star Altair (the alpha star from the constellation
Aquila) the following data is known: the annual parallax p0=0,198”; its own movement,
=0,668”/year; the radial velocity, vr=-26km/s; the apparent visual magnitude, m0=0,89m.
a) Determine: the time span after which the distance between Altair and Sun will be
minimum, ; the minimum distance between Altair and Sun, rmin; the apparent magnitude of
Altair, m, when the distance between the star and Sun is minimum.
The distance between Earth and Sun is known to be d = 150000000 km.
C. The apparent magnitude of the Sun. Admitting that the radiation of the stars is the
radiation of black bodies, using the information from the following table determine the
apparent visual magnitude of the Sun.
ONAA 2014
SENIORI
Analiza Datelor - BARAJ
Problema 1
a)
rSaltis Soare
c ;
tOpozitie
109 seter 10 seter seter
c 108 1,60 108 ;
6,22 pinit 6,22 pinit pinit
seter
c 1,60 0,03 108 , ………………………………………………3p
pinit
reprezentând viteza luminii, determinată de Celesta, exprimată în seter/pinit.
t max
t min
Fig.
Pământul
rPamant Soare
Saltis în
Soarele Opoziție
rmax,Saltis Pamant
Saltis în
Conjuncție
Fig.
c)
d)
3/ 2 3/ 2
aSaltis 109 352 m
Tsideral,Saltis Tsideral,Pamant 1 an ;
aPamant 149 109 m
3/ 2
352 3/ 2
Tsideral,Saltis 1 an 2,36 ani 3,6 ani……………………………………3p
149
Problema 2
Rezolvare
a)
max,Est,Mercur max,Vest,Mercur 27 ;
max,Est,Venus max,Vest,Venus 47 .
V0,max,Est
max,Est
P0 S
V
Vmax,Vest
P max,Vest
max,Est
S
P0
P
Vmax,Est
b)
1 XI 1X
1 XII 1 IX
1I
1 VIII
MERCUR S
1 II
1 VII
rM 0,360 UA ..................................................2p
1 III
1 VI
1 IV 1V
P
1 XI 1X
P 1 IX
1 XII VENUS
1I 1 VIII
S
1 VII
1 II
1 III 1 VI
Fig. 1 V
1 IV
rV 0,718 UA ..........................................2p
c)
min,VEST
Elongația max,EST
Vestică
“MINIMĂ” Elongația
Estică
„MAXIMĂ”
rmin rmax
Mercur/Venus
S rP Elongația
Elongația
Estică Vestică
“MINIMĂ” “MAXIMĂ”
max,VEST
min,EST
Fig.
- pentru planeta Mercur:
rmin,Mercur rmax,Mercur
aMercur 0,389 UA;
2
rmax,Mercur rmin,Mercur
eMercur 0,020;
rmin,Mercur rmax,Mercur
2
bMercur
eMercur 1 2
;
aMercur
2
bMercur aMercur 1 eMercur 0,388 UA; .....................................................1p
- pentru planeta Venus:
rmin,Venus rmax,Venus
aVenus 0,725 UA;
2
rmax,Venus rmin,Venus
eVenus 0,024;
rmin,Venus rmax,Venus
2
bVenus
eVenus 1 2
;
aVenus
2
bVenus aVenus 1 eVenus 0,724 UA . ...................................................1p
Problema 3
a)
1 1 1
;
Tsinodic,M 2 Tsideral,P Tsideral,M 2
Tsideral,P Tsinodic,M 2 1 an 15 ani
Tsideral,M 2 1,07 ani.
Tsinodic,M 2 Tsideral,P 15 ani 1 an
Orbita circulară
a lui M 2
Opoziția
lui M 2
Soarele
P M2
rP,M 2
Orbita
circulară a aP
Pământului
aM 2
Fig.
2 3
Tsideral,M 2 aM 2
;
Tsideral,P aP
2
Tsideral,M 2
aM 2 aP 3 1,047 UA,......................................2p
Tsideral,P
b)
Soare,rSoare,Marte
Pământul
Fincident,Marte
Marte
Soarele
(observatorul)
RM
Marte, Observator
Freflectat, Marte
rPM
rSoare,Marte
Fig.
Marte, Observator
log 0,4 mM mM 2 ;
Marte 2,Observator
LS RM2
M
4 rS,2M 2 rP,2M
log 0,4 mM mM 2 ;
LS RM2 2
M2
4 rS,2M 2 2 rP,2M 2
M M2 ; RM RM 2 ;
rS,M rP,M
5 log mM mM 2 ;
rS,M 2 rP . M 2
5 log 1, 46 11,15 mM mM 2 ;
mM mM 2 6 m ; mM 2m ;
m
mM 2 8 , ...................................................................3p
reprezentând magnitudinea aparentă a planetei “Marte 2”, văzută de pe Pământ.
c)
Atunci când Opoziția lui Marte se întâmplă la Periheliul orbitei sale, sau foarte aproape de
acesta, avem de a face cu o Mare Opoziție a lui Marte, așa cum indică desenul din figura alăturată,
distanța dintre Pământ și Marte fiind minimă posibilă (60 milioane km). Așa s-a întâmplat la 28
August 2003, aceasta fiind ultima Mare Opoziție a lui Marte.
Atunci când Opoziția lui Marte se întâmplă la Apheliul orbitei sale, sau foarte aproape de
acesta, distanța dintre Pământ și Marte este maximă posibilă (100 milioane km).
Orbita eliptică
a lui Marte
Orbita circulară
a Pământului
M P P M Periheliu
Apheliu
Marea Opoziție
100 milioane km a lui Marte
Opoziția lui Marte
150 milioane km
60 milioane km
2 x 230 milioane km
Fig.
Tabelul de mai jos prezintă o listă a tuturor Opozițiilor lui Marte din 1955 și până în 2037. Din
acest tabel rezultă că Pământul este relativ apropiat de Marte în anii 2001 și 2005, iar în 2003
Pământul este foarte aproape de Marte. Apoi, în anii 2020 și 2033, Pământul va fi din nou relativ
apropiat de Marte, iar în anii 2018 și 2035 Pământul va fi din nou foarte aproape de Marte, ca și în
2003.
Opozițiile lui Marte, 1995 - 2037
Distanța minimă
Data Opoziției Data apropierii maxime
(UA/milioane mile)
În tabel sunt indicate două date: data Opoziției, când Pământul trece printre Marte și Soare,
aliniindu-se cu aceștia; data apropierii maxime dintre Pământ și Marte, care este cu câteva zile mai
devreme decât data Opoziției, când Marte se depărtează de Soare (apropiindu-se de Apheliu) și cu
câteva zile mai târziu decât data Opoziției, când Marte se apropie de Soare (apropiindu-se de
Periheliu), așa cum ilustrează desenul din figura alăturată.
Dacă data Opoziției este foarte aproape de Periheliu, atunci data apropierii maxime este
aproximativ aceeași cu data Opoziției (așa cum s-a întâmplat în 2003). Pământul trece mai aproape de
Marte, dacă data Opoziției este mai apropiată de Periheliu, așa cum se va întâmpla în anii 2018 și
2035.
d PM, min
Marte
Opoziție
Pământul
Soarele
Periheliu
Apheliu
Pământul
Opoziție
d PM,min
Marte
Fig.
Identificările Opozițiilor............................................................................................3p
- Opozițiile marcate cu BOLD ITALIC se produc atunci când distanța dintre Pământ și Marte
este minimă, ceea ce se întâmplă când Marte este la Periheliu sau foarte aproape de acesta.
- Opozițiile marcate cu BOLD DREPT se produc atunci când distanța dintre Pământ și Marte
este mică, ceea ce se întâmplă când Marte este în apropierea Periheliului.
- Opozițiile pentru care distanțele dintre Pământ și Marte sunt maxime se produc atunci când
Marte este la Apheliului.
- Opozițiile pentru care distanțele dintre Pământ și Marte sunt apropiate de valorile maxime se
produc atunci când Marte este aproape de Apheliul orbitei sale.
d)
2/3
pe,S T
1 e M 1 1,54. ………………………………….2p
pe,M TP
Problema 4
A.
Soarele r0 sin 1
v rad A0
B
r0 rmin
v v tg
rmin Altair
90
Pământul
d
r0 p0 A0
S
rmin v 2rad
1 2
;
r0 v 2rad r0
E0
log 0,4 m0 m ;
E
D
p0
m m0 5 log ;
2
D
v 2rad
p0
D 15 10 7 km
r0 15 1013 ;
p0 10 6
v tg 1
rmin r0 15 1013 km 7,5 1013 km; ...........................2p
v 2
rad v 2
tg
2
r0 rmin v rad ;
r0 rmin
3 1012 s 95130 ani...............................1p
v rad
B.
ES
log 0,4 mS m ,
E
kS ES ; k E
mS / 2,5
k kS 10 1,37 kW/m 2 ;
m
; kS
W
m 1m ; mS 26,8m ; k 10 8 2 .
m
J
Wtotal k S t 10 8 2 1000 m 2 3 108 s 3000 J,
m s
W Wtotal 300 J.
M V 2 106 kg .
W 300 J 8
Mc W; 3,5 10 K....................................2p
Mc J
2 10 6 kg 4200
kg K
C.
Soare TSoare
mSoare mstea 5 log 10 log . ...........................................2p
stea Tstea