Herschel - Upstate NY - Buzzpoints App

Question

A member of this family who supposedly discovered bat-men during the Great Moon Hoax coined the term “photography” and invented the cyanotype used to make blueprints. An annual fifty pounds salary from George III made a woman in this family the first woman to be paid as a scientist. A man from this Hanover-originated family was organist of the Octagon Chapel in Bath before building a 40-foot telescope in Slough. (10[2])John Dreyer compiled observations done by this family (10[1])into the New General Catalogue. (10[1])A member of this family named Caroline (10[1])assisted her brother, (-5[1])who discovered Titania and (10[1])Oberon as well as the body they orbit. For 10 points, name this family of astronomer William, the discoverer of Uranus. ■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: Herschel [accept William Herschel or Caroline Herschel or John Herschel]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Felix Garrett Johnston	Huntsville A	Auburn B	69	10
Ethan Burks	Huntsville B	Sewanee A	69	10
Jack Lewis	Bruin A	Auburn A	77	10
S. A. Shenoy	Georgia Tech B	Vanderbilt B	82	10
Alex Thomas	Georgia Tech C	Georgia Tech A	89	10
Samir Sarma	Georgia Tech D	Vanderbilt A	92	-5
Britton Webster	Alabama A	Alabama B	96	10
Sawyer Smith	Mississippi State A	UAB A	118	0
Swapneel Mandal	UAB A	Mississippi State A	118	0
Gavin Markoff	Vanderbilt A	Georgia Tech D	118	10

Summary


2025 ACF Nationals	2025-08-09	Y	14	93%	0%	14%	79.46
North	Main	Y	10	80%	0%	10%	94.38
Overflow	Main	Y	3	100%	0%	33%	108.33
Pacific Northwest	Main	Y	10	100%	0%	10%	103.10
Florida	Main	Y	13	92%	0%	8%	99.33
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	8	75%	0%	38%	95.67
Upstate NY	Main	Y	8	88%	0%	13%	85.71
Southeast	Main	Y	11	91%	0%	9%	101.40