TEST BANK For Astronomy A Beginners Guide to the Universe, 8th Edition by Chaisson, Verified Chapters 1 - 18, Complete

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jj Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
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0. jjCharting jjthe jjHeavens: jjThe jjFoundations jjof jjAstronomy

1. jjThe jjCopernican jjRevolution: jjThe jjBirth jjof jjModern jjScience

2. jjLight jjand jjMatter: jjThe jjInner jjWorkings jjof jjthe jjCosmos

3. jjTelescopes: jjThe jjTools jjof jjAstronomy

4. jjThe jjSolar jjSystem: jjInterplanetary jjMatter jjand jjthe jjBirth jjof jjthe jjPlanets

5. jjEarth jjand jjIts jjMoon: jjOur jjCosmic jjBackyard

6. jjThe jjTerrestrial jjPlanets: jjA jjStudy jjin jjContrasts

7. jjThe jjJovian jjPlanets: jjGiants jjof jjthe jjSolar jjSystem

8. jjMoons, jjRings, jjand jjPlutoids: jjSmall jjWorlds jjAmong jjGiants

9. jjThe jjSun: jjOur jjParent jjStar

10. jjMeasuring jjthe jjStars: jjGiants, jjDwarfs, jjand jjthe jjMain jjSequence

11. jjThe jjInterstellar jjMedium: jjStar jjFormation jjin jjthe jjMilky jjWay

12. jjStellar jjEvolution: jjThe jjLives jjand jjDeaths jjof jjStars

13. jjNeutron jjStars jjand jjBlack jjHoles: jjStrange jjStates jjof jjMatter

14. jjThe jjMilky jjWay jjGalaxy: jjA jjSpiral jjin jjSpace

15. jjNormal jjand jjActive jjGalaxies: jjBuilding jjBlocks jjof jjthe jjUniverse

16. jjHubble’s jjLaw jjand jjDark jjMatter: jjThe jjLarge-Scale jjStructure jjof jjthe jjCosmos

17. jjCosmology: jjThe jjBig jjBang jjand jjthe jjFate jjof jjthe jjUniverse

18. jjLife jjin jjthe jjUniverse: jjAre jjWe jjAlone?

,Chapter 0 jj jj jj Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy
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1) Right ascension in the sky is very similar to latitude on the Earth.
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2) Latitude and right ascension are coordinate systems used to find objects on the celestial
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3) The celestial sphere is divided into 88 modern constellations.
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4) In the sky, declination is measured in degrees north or south of the celestial equator.
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5) The south celestial pole is located at a declination of -90 degrees.
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6) In general, the brightest star in a given constellation is designated as alpha.
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7) Constellations are close clusters of stars, all at about the same distance from the Sun.
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, 8) Over 20,000 stars are visible to the naked eye on the darkest, clearest nights.
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9) A star with a right ascension of 2.6 hrs will rise 2.6 hours after the vernal equinox.
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10) A tropical year is the same as a sidereal year.
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11) The sidereal day is determined by the Earth's rotation with respect to the stars.
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12) The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere.
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13) There are 3,600 arc seconds in a degree.
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14) An hour of right ascension corresponds to 60 degrees in the sky.
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15) From Earth, the Sun and Moon have about the same angular diameter.
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16) At the solstices, the Sun's declination will be 23.5 degrees from the equator.
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