Celestial gatherings of stars

◣ QUESTION 1

The Spring Triangle is an asterism — a pattern of stars observed in the sky, even if the stars themselves may be at dierent distances — composed of the stars Arcturus, ◣, and Spica. ◣ is the brightest star in the constellation of Leo and, together with five other stars, makes up another asterism called the Sickle. There is also a character in the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise named ◣. Name ◣. another asterism, called Y, together with the stars Denebola and Cor Caroli. Y’s southernmost stars make up the Spring Triangle. Another asterism lies within Y, called Coma Berenices: it’s notable for containing some galaxies that observers can spot with an amateur telescope. Name Y.

QUESTION 3

The ______ Triangle is an asterism made of the brightest stars of the Aquila, Cygnus, and Lyra constellations. Before the development of modern navigation systems, pilots of the U.S. Air Force used to call it the “navigator’s triangle”. Fill in the blank.

QUESTION 4

The ______ Triangle is an asterism composed of the three primary stars of the Canis Major, Orion, and Canis Minor constellations. Because these stars are so bright, people on the ground can use this asterism like a signpost for the night sky. Fill in the blank. ◣

QUESTION 5

Name the country whose national flag depicts stars mentioned in Q1, Q2, and Q4. Answers to May 3 quiz: 1. Female mosquito whose bite transmits malaria, doctor who discovered it – Ans: Anopheles stephensi, Ronald Ross

2. Country that contributes to more than half of malaria cases in WHO’s Southeast Asia region –

Ans: India

3. Cheapest antimalarial drug to which mosquitoes have become resistant – Ans: Chloroquine

4. Country that launched the world’s first malaria vaccine –

Ans: Cameroon, RTS,S vaccine 5. Vaccine manufacturer with production capacity for second malaria vaccine – Ans: Serum Institute of India

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