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Final Exam
Planetary Astronomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |