Typical sequences and mnemonics are:

• The spectral sequence O B A F G K M. The classic mnemonic is Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me. You may replace girl with guy, depending on your sexual orientation, without changing the sense of the mnemonic.
  Sometimes, astronomers extend the spectral sequence by adding the R N and S stars, which are cool variants of M giants. Extend the mnemonic by adding Right Now, Sweetie!

  The original sequence has been extended to include brown dwarfs, with spectral types L and T.

  Other favorite mnemonics for the spectral sequence include:
  Old, Bald, And Fat Generals Keep Mistresses , and
  Oh Boy, An F Grade Kills Me.

  Can you do better?

  Can you create a mnemonic for the full O B A F G K M L T spectral sequence?

• The planets, in order of mean distance from the Sun, are:
  Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. A classic mnemonic for remembering this sequence is
  My Very Excellent Mother Just Sent Us New Pies.

  What can you suggest?

• The colors in the rainbow (the optical spectrum), Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet are remembered in the classic mnemonic ROY G. BIV.

• The electro-magnetic spectrum, Gamma-ray, X-ray, Ultra-violet, Visible (or Optical), Infra-red, Sub-millimeter, Radio (GXUVISR) needs a mnemonic. The X will make this difficult!

  For a greater challenge, break the ultraviolet up into the Extreme UV, the Far UV, and the Near-UV, and break the Infra-red into the Near-IR and Far-IR. The full sequence then becomes GXEFNONFSR. Good luck!

1. Anyone enrolled in AST 101 may enter. You may enter as often as you like.
2. Anonymous entries will be accepted, but cannot be awarded any prizes.
3. Entries must be in English.
4. Entries deemed obscene, racist, or in extremely poor taste will be disqualified.
5. Entries are due, either on paper or by e-mail, no later than 5:00 PM on Wednesday March 12.
6. Entries may be delivered to your instructor or to your TA.
7. All decisions are final.
8. The winning entries will be announced in class on Wednesday, March 21. The winning author(s) will be awarded worthless, but tasteful, prizes.

• Outstanding & Bewitched, Astonishingly Fine Gryffindors Know Magic!
• Older Babies Always Fray Grandma's Knitted Mittens
• Owls, Boas, And Felines Go Killing Mice.
• Oh Boy, A Fuzzy Gremlin Kissed Me!
• Odd But All Frogs Get Kind Maids.
• One Big And Friendly Giant Kissed My ??Licious Toes
• Only Bob's Aching Face Got Kicked Making Little Tumbles
• Often brazenly ardent, Franz G. Kafka makes literary trivium.
• Oh Bobby and Frank Generally Keep Money
  
• Great xylophones emit fancy noises one never forgets, so remember!
• Giant xylophones emit funny noises, otherwise, night falls, Sun rises.
• Giant xylophones emit funny noises, otherwise, never fading Sun ruptures.
• Great Xylophones Undulate Very Instrumental Sounds, Right?
• Great, X-Men Uses Very Important Strategy: Running.
  
• Rely On Your Great Big IV.
• Really Ornery Yaks Gave Bob Insufferable Visions
  

• Gross-out Award: Greg's X-Ray Unveiled Viral Intestinal Sores Rotting.
  (David Fishman)
• Wrong Subject Award: Reading Over Your Geology Book Is Valuable.
  (Emily Romanelli)
• True Love Award: Odd, But All Frogs Get Kind Maids to Love Them.
  (Eunice Kim)
• Harry Potter Award: Murderous Voldemort executes muggles jubilantly, surely upsetting Neville & Potter.
  ((Jaclyn Cacioli)
• Isaac Newton Award: One bad apple falls, giving Kelly many lumps, throbbing!
  (Aimee Mendoza)
• Realistic Physics Award: Good X-rays Exhibit Fast Narrow Oscillations, Not Fat Slow Reiterations.
  (Eunice Kim)
• Grand Prize: Oranges, Bananas, And Fresh Grapes Keep My Legs Trim.
  (Jane Zheng)
• Grand Prize: Go Xerox Enough Fliers Now Or No Families Shall Remember.
  (Emily Romanelli)

• Oblique, Bathetic Analysis Forgoes Giving Kant Meaning
• Only Brave Atheists Find Getting Killed Meaningless
• Only Beginner Astronomers Forget Generating Keplers Measurements
• Orion Belt-likes Are For Galaxy Krazed Monkeys (or Men)
• Omar Bought Apples From Garden King's Market
• Only bright astrophysics forge gnarly kinetic material
• Observers battle against factory generated Kepler machines
• Obscure black-holes always fall great kilo meters
• Outrageous bad and fearsome guys kill mercilessly
• Obi-won battles Anakin for groundwork killing maneuvers
• Oh Baby, A Failing Grade Kills Me
• Official ballots at Florida get kinked, most likely true
• Only brutal apes fling grapes, killing many lifeforms tenderly
• Old bad and far gone kangaroos move like turtles
• Outgoing battleships are fine getting klicks more light time
• Only Because Americans Found Good Kings Missing
• Over Binladen America Fought God knowing Muslims
• Obviously Beat a Fighter Goes Kidney Minded
• Older Brothers Are Frightening Good Kind Men
• Our Bets Are Favoring Gamblers Knowing Money
• Observing Binary Activities Force Great Knowledgeable Minds

• Most Artistic: Oh Boy, A Furry Green Kiwi-Monster
  (Ruolen Lee)
• Most Classical: O, Beware and Fear Gold, King Midas
  (Brett Streisand)
• Most Personal: Only Big And Fat Guys Kiss Me
  (Teresa Flynn)
• Most Expansive: Orion Battles across Far Galaxies Killing Martians
  (Brittani Moran)
• Most Nutritious: Oranges Bananas Apples For Guilt-free Kind Meal
  (Jisoo Chang)
• Best Excuse: Only Because a Fat Guy Kicked Me
  (Richard Jones)
• Second Runner Up (and sweetest): One Boy And Five Girls Kissed Mom
  (Teresa Flynn)
• First Runner Up: Oil, Bush, and Fox got Kerry Marginalized
  (John James)
• Grand Prize: Observatories beat all for getting knowledgeable material
  (Brittani Moran)

• For suggesting the prize: Our Best Acronym Finalist Gets Kraft Macaroni
  (Louis Maurici)
• Most Topical: October: Bush Administration Finally Gives Kerry Mercy!
  (John Karp)
• Most Patriotic: Only Brave American Fighters Give Killers Mercy
  (Richard So)
• Most Optimistic: Over Being A Failure, Grades Keep Moving
  (Robert Karstens)
• Second Runner Up: One Bright Afternoon, Father Gently Kissed Mother
  (Svetlana Bershadsky)
• First Runner Up: Older babes are fairly good kissing machines
  (Oluwatoyin Ajibade)
• Grand Prize: Old, Bald, Angry. Finally Great Kong May Look Tough!
  (Steven Eakin)