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Activity - Seasonal Stars - Submit Your Answers Here! - 2021FL-AST-101-01
Activity - Seasonal Stars - Submit Your Answers Here! - 2021FL-AST-101-01
Due
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Points
20
Questions
11
Time Limit
None
Allowed Attempts
Unlimited
Instructions
Finish the assignment above first. When you're finished, submit your answers here for grading.
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Your Answer:
What constellation is just to the left (i.e., east) and what constellation is
just to the right (i.e., west) of the highest constellation at this instant?
Your Answer:
The constellation to the east of Taurus is Gemini and to the west of Taurus
is Aries.
Noting that you are exactly on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun,
what time is it (assume a 12 hour day-12 hour night)?
Your Answer:
The time would be midnight (12 a.m.) when the sun is directly opposite
from my location on Earth.
In six hours, will the observer be able to see the Sun? If not, why not? If
yes, in what direction (north, south, east or west) would you look to see
the Sun?
Your Answer:
The Sun will be rising at 6 a.m. in the east. It would be viewable in the
summer but still below the horizon in the winter.
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Your Answer:
When it is noon for the observer, what constellation will be behind the
Sun?
Your Answer:
One month later, the Earth will have moved one-twelfth of the way around
the Sun. You are again facing south while observing at midnight. Which
constellation will now be highest in the southern sky?
Your Answer:
Your Answer:
Does the constellation that was highest in the sky at midnight a month
ago now rise earlier or later than it rose last month? Explain your
reasoning.
Your Answer:
Taurus would have risen earlier. Taurus reached its highest point and now
has gone past the horizon.
Last night you saw the star Betelgeuse exactly on your eastern horizon at
5:47 PM. At 5:47 tonight, will Betelgeuse be above, below, or exactly on
your eastern horizon?
Your Answer:
Betelgeuse will be above the horizon at 5:47 p.m. on the next day.
Your Answer:
I disagree with Student 1 because they omit that the Earth has two
motions, daily and yearly motion. The yearly motion affects what time the
stars rise and the daily motion is what makes stars appear to rise and
set.
I agree with Student 2 because they were correct in saying the Earth goes
around the Sun, the constellation Taurus rises earlier each month so it
must rise a little bit earlier each night. Betelgeuse must do the same thing.
Quiz Score:
0 out of 20