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If you look up in the sky at the sun, you are seeing the sun in its current state as it is at this exact moment. True or False? - False What is the name of the star that is currently closest to the North Celestial Pole? - Polaris What is the name of the group of constellations which the sun moves through the sky? - The Zodiac Your astronomy pen pal in North Korea and you both share the same North Celestial Pole. True or False? - True A star currently 343 light years away goes nova (not super, just regular). How long before we see the nova here on earth? - 343 years As viewed from the North Celestial Pole, which direction does the earth rotate? - counterclockwise Which contributes to seasons? -altitude of the sun's rays -amount of time that the sun is above the horizon -the proximity of the earth to the sun -none of the above - -altitude of the sun's rays -amount of time that the sun is above the horizon If the sun rises directly east on the vernal equinox, the three weeks later it will rise... - north of east