Reach for the Stars 2025: Astronomy and Stellar Evolution Overview
Explore the world of Astronomy and Reach for the Stars with a detailed overview of topics like Stellar Evolution, Stellar Classification, and Kepler's Law. Discover the scientific principles associated with observatories and enhance your knowledge of late stage stellar evolution. Participants can test their skills with specific problem-solving questions related to astronomical objects while adhering to strict guidelines on permitted resources. Dive into the cosmos and identify constellations, star systems, and deep-sky objects using star charts and H-R diagrams. Unleash your inner astronomer and aim for the stars!
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Astronomy (C) & Reach for the Stars (B) 2025 Ariel Anchanattu
Content Overview (Astronomy) - - - Stellar Evolution & Stellar Classification Orbital Mechanics & Keplers Law Problem Solving Questions related to specific astronomical objects (limited to the ones on the Guide!)
Content Overview (Reach for the Stars) - Identify constellations/star systems/deep sky objects as they appear on star charts, H-R diagrams, and photos in various wavelengths (list is in Rules!) Knowledge of late stage stellar evolution and stellar remnants - Basic algebraic knowledge for order of magnitude/proportion/scaling relations - Structure/Classification of post-main-sequence stellar evolution and stellar remnants - Scientific principles associated with observatories -
Parameters Participants can bring (for C): Participants can bring (for C): One of the following: laptop/tablet (disconnected from internet aka all info has to be stored offline) Two stand alone calculators (calculator app on electronic device is also ok) genAI is strictly prohibited! Do not attempt. You will be caught. For Reach for the Stars: For Reach for the Stars: - 2 8.5x11 sheets of paper (4 sides total)
Resources - https://scioly.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page (for baseline level knowledge you should definitely know more though) https://scioly.org/wiki/index.php/Scioly.org:Test_Exchange (past invitational tests) https://socalscioly.org/?tab=tournaments&page=invitationals (list of invitationals) - -
