the sky our place in space constellationsmeasurement celestial sphere polaris and precession $ 200 $...
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The skyOur place in space
Constellations
Measurement
Celestial Sphere
Polaris and
precession
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You have been sitting out watching the star and you notice that the star you are watching has moved about 15 degrees, how long have you been watching?
1 hour
$800
If a star is directly overhead tonight, how long will it take for it to be directly overhead again?
23 hours and 56 minutes
$1000
When the sun rises it is located in the constellation Gemini, what constellation will it set in?
In Gemini
$600
Universe, Local Group, Milky Way and Solar System
Put the following in order from largest to smallest: Milky Way Local group,
solar system and Universe
$800
We are not in the center of our solar system, which is not in the center of the
Milky Way and we are just one of a billion galaxies in the universe. Earth is made of common elements found throughtout the
universe.
Why is Earth considered ordinary as a planet?
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The Milky Contains which of the following:100,00 stars100 million stars100 Billion stars
100 million stars
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Pisces
If your astrological sign is Aries according to tradition, what constellation is the sun actually in on your date of
birth?
$1000
Which star is closer one with a parallax of 2.3 arc seconds or one with a 1.2 arc seconds?
The one with 2.3 arc seconds is closer
$1000
If a star at vernal equinox rises at 0hr what would a star
at 1.0 hour rise?
1 hour after vernal equinox
$600
Precession
The fact that Polaris will not always be the North Star is due to what Earth motion?