Question

An intuitive system of diagrams for use in this activity was popularized by Donald H. Menzel’s 1975 Field Guide after being proposed in 1952 by H. A. Rey, the creator of Curious George. GoTo mounts used in this activity are software-controlled, unlike traditional clock drives, and can be used with databases like Patrick Moore’s Caldwell catalog. (10[2])Instruments like Dobsonians may be tuned with collimators and set up in backyards (10[2])for this activity, (10[1])whose participants (10[1])may try to find the “pointers” Merak and Dubhe (10[1])(“DUB-ee”), or (-5[1])Alnitak, (10[1])Alnilam, (10[1])and (10[1])Mintaka. People doing this activity often seek (-5[1])out places with low (10[1])light pollution (10[3])and use (10[2])apps like SkySafari. (10[2])For (10[1])10 points, name this hobby that may make use of landmarks like the Summer Triangle, the W-shaped Cassiopeia, and the belt of Orion. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: stargazing [accept amateur astronomy or popular astronomy or skywatching or descriptions like looking at the night sky or observing the stars or looking through a telescope; accept astrophotography]
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= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%68.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%104.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%68.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y6100%0%0%94.67
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y8100%0%0%78.75
2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt01/27/2024Y1100%0%100%129.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT01/27/2024Y3100%0%33%109.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Thomas HartWarwickEdinburgh5510
Freddy PottsSheffieldKiel5510
Natan HoltzmanStanford BStanford A6810
Rasheeq Azad (UG)UNC B (UG)Maryland A (Grad)6810
Kevin FlanaganBristolKCL7110
Mitchell ShaddenTexas AUBC A7310
Linus LuuCambridge CDurham B8210
Alex JiangBrown ADartmouth A83-5
Eileen PengOxford COxford B8410
Sam MooreDurham ACambridge B8510
Dwight SolanoTexas A&M BRice A8610
Amogh KulkarniGeodesicMTSU93-5
Jaime Salamanca CamachoImperial BCambridge A9710
Kevin ParkClaremont AUW A9910
Harrison SugarmanBrandeis BBoston University9910
Harrison SugarmanBrandeis BBoston University9910
Anwitha VempaliIowa BAppalachian State10110
Adam JonesImperial AOxford A10110
Patrick Torre (DII)Maryland C (DII)Liberty B (DII)10410
Deepak MuthyalaTexas A&M ASorbonne10410
Anton AkroushMichigan State AIowa A10510
Jack LewisMTSUGeodesic12910
Ashton LewisDartmouth ABrown A12910