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hg Guide to the Universe 8th Edition Chaisson
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hg Chapters 1 - 18, Complete
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0. hgCharting hgthe hgHeavens: hgThe hgFoundations hgof hgAstronomy

1. hgThe hgCopernican hgRevolution: hgThe hgBirth hgof hgModern hgScience

2. hgLight hgand hgMatter: hgThe hgInner hgWorkings hgof hgthe hgCosmos

3. hgTelescopes: hgThe hgTools hgof hgAstronomy

4. hgThe hgSolar hgSystem: hgInterplanetary hgMatter hgand hgthe hgBirth hgof hgthe hgPlanets

5. hgEarth hgand hgIts hgMoon: hgOur hgCosmic hgBackyard

6. hgThe hgTerrestrial hgPlanets: hgA hgStudy hgin hgContrasts

7. hgThe hgJovian hgPlanets: hgGiants hgof hgthe hgSolar hgSystem

8. hgMoons, hgRings, hgand hgPlutoids: hgSmall hgWorlds hgAmong hgGiants

9. hgThe hgSun: hgOur hgParent hgStar

10. hgMeasuring hgthe hgStars: hgGiants, hgDwarfs, hgand hgthe hgMain hgSequence

11. hgThe hgInterstellar hgMedium: hgStar hgFormation hgin hgthe hgMilky hgWay

12. hgStellar hgEvolution: hgThe hgLives hgand hgDeaths hgof hgStars

13. hgNeutron hgStars hgand hgBlack hgHoles: hgStrange hgStates hgof hgMatter

14. hgThe hgMilky hgWay hgGalaxy: hgA hgSpiral hgin hgSpace

15. hgNormal hgand hgActive hgGalaxies: hgBuilding hgBlocks hgof hgthe hgUniverse

16. hgHubble’s hgLaw hgand hgDark hgMatter: hgThe hgLarge-Scale hgStructure hgof hgthe hgCosmos

17. hgCosmology: hgThe hgBig hgBang hgand hgthe hgFate hgof hgthe hgUniverse

18. hgLife hgin hgthe hgUniverse: hgAre hgWe hgAlone?

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