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1. How long does it take stars to circle back
to their same location? 23 h, 56 m, 04 s
2. How long does it take the Sun to return
to the same position? Sun returns to same approximate
3. What is the general motion of the Sun loca- tion every 24 h
and Moon?
Motion of sun and moon is East with
4. What is the general motion of Mars, respect to stars
Jupiter and Saturn?
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn also move
5. What is the general motion of Mercury East- ward most of the time, but
and Venus? Westward when opposite the sun
6. What do Star Trail measurements Mercury and Venus move Eastward
depend on? most of the time, but westward after
maximum Eastward elongation
The latitude of the observer
7. What path do the Sun and planets follow? The ecliptic
8. How long does it take the Sun to
travel around the ecliptic? 365 days
9. How long does it take the moon to
travel around the ecliptic? 27 days
10. What is the order of moon phases from first New moon, First Quarter, Full
Moon,
to appear to last to appear? Third Quarter.
11. How long between each phase of the Moon? About 1 week
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12. What time does the first quarter moon rise? noon
13. What time does the full moon rise? Sunset (6 PM)
14. What time does the new moon rise Sunrise
15. What time does the third quarter moon rise? Midnight
16. Why do seasons occur on Earth? the changing angle with which sun-
light hits the Earth/ The changing
North-South position of the Sun
in the sky during the year
17. How do you find angles in small angle
ap- proximation? Size/ Distance
18. How do you change radians to degrees? Radians x (360 degrees/2pi) = " "
de-
grees
19. What are main aspects of the
geocentric model? Immobile Earth near center,
retrograde motion was explained
by using "epicy- cles,"
20. What are some predictions of the geocentric - Mars, Jupiter and Saturn should
be
21. model?
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Pass
Guarantee
1. How long does it take stars to circle back
to their same location? 23 h, 56 m, 04 s
2. How long does it take the Sun to return
to the same position? Sun returns to same approximate
3. What is the general motion of the Sun loca- tion every 24 h
and Moon?
Motion of sun and moon is East with
4. What is the general motion of Mars, respect to stars
Jupiter and Saturn?
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn also move
5. What is the general motion of Mercury East- ward most of the time, but
and Venus? Westward when opposite the sun
6. What do Star Trail measurements Mercury and Venus move Eastward
depend on? most of the time, but westward after
maximum Eastward elongation
The latitude of the observer
7. What path do the Sun and planets follow? The ecliptic
8. How long does it take the Sun to
travel around the ecliptic? 365 days
9. How long does it take the moon to
travel around the ecliptic? 27 days
10. What is the order of moon phases from first New moon, First Quarter, Full
Moon,
to appear to last to appear? Third Quarter.
11. How long between each phase of the Moon? About 1 week
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12. What time does the first quarter moon rise? noon
13. What time does the full moon rise? Sunset (6 PM)
14. What time does the new moon rise Sunrise
15. What time does the third quarter moon rise? Midnight
16. Why do seasons occur on Earth? the changing angle with which sun-
light hits the Earth/ The changing
North-South position of the Sun
in the sky during the year
17. How do you find angles in small angle
ap- proximation? Size/ Distance
18. How do you change radians to degrees? Radians x (360 degrees/2pi) = " "
de-
grees
19. What are main aspects of the
geocentric model? Immobile Earth near center,
retrograde motion was explained
by using "epicy- cles,"
20. What are some predictions of the geocentric - Mars, Jupiter and Saturn should
be
21. model?
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Guarantee
ghter nd
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in
illumin
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by the
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sun,
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se should
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at no
parallax
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