CAAO Problems and Solutions
Canada's astronomy olympiad, from which its IOAA team is chosen. Here are the papers from 2017 to 2026 (no 2024), with senior and junior problems in 2022.
2026
Canada
1 Vosial Acuity from Deimos not published 2 Binocular Penetrating Power not published 3 Stellar Kinematics and Magnitude Evolution not published 4 White Dwarf Properties not published 5 Lunar Maria Observation not published 6 Sidereal Day of an Exoplanet not published 7 Comprehensive Sky Map Analysis not published
2025
Canada
1 Properties of Sirius and Companion not published 2 Average Density of a B0V Star not published 3 Migration Paths of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird not published 4 Properties of Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) not published 5 Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) in Distant Galaxies not published 6 Comet Ejection from the Oort Cloud not published 7 Cosmological Redshift not published 8 Satellite Motion in the ECI Frame not published
2023
Canada
1 Moon, planets and aircraft not published 2 In the world of stars not published 3 Mars Mission not published 4 Binary Stars not published 5 Stereographic Projection not published 6 Shall I compare thee to a Summer's Triangle? not published 7 Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet not published 8 Annihilators not published
2022
Canada
1 Coordinates not published 2 Binary Star not published 3 Galaxy not published 4 Asteroid not published 5 Redshift not published 6 Jwst not published
7 Constellation not published 8 Orbit Transfers not published 9 Moon not published 10 Planet not published 11 Redshift not published 12 Transits not published
2021
Canada
1 Satellite not published 2 Seasons not published 3 Polar night not published 4 Galaxy not published 5 Telescope not published 6 Beginner Astronomer not published
2020
Canada
1 Circumpolar star not published 2 The movement of a star not published 3 Telscope not published 4 System of two stars not published 5 Betelgeuse not published 6 Redshift not published
2019
Canada
Problems 1 problem
1 All problems Problem CAAO 2019 problem 1, All problems
2018
Canada
Problems 1 problem
1 All problems Problem CAAO 2018 problem 1, All problems
2017
Canada
Problems 1 problem
1 All problems Problem CAAO 2017 problem 1, All problems
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