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Final Exam
Planetary Astronomy
Question | Answer |
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Azimuth | Distance around the horizon |
Altitude | Distance up from horizon |
Zenith | |
Ecliptic | |
Celestial Equator | |
Northern hemisphere’s summer solstice | |
Northern hemisphere’s winter solstice | |
Equinox | |
What coordinates are measured in degrees north or south of the celestial equator? | Declination |
What coordinates are measured along the celestial equator measured in hours? | Right Ascension |
What is true about the diurnal motion of the sky? | It carries all objects in the sky from east to west each day |
A full moon is setting on the horizon, what time is it? | Sunrise/Dawn |