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ASTRONOMY 5 THIRD HOUR SESSION “D” |
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ACTIVITY: Introduction
to the Sky Gazer’s Almanac |
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1. What time will ____________ rise on ______________?
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2. What time does ____________ set on ______________?
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3. On what date does ____________ transit at ______________?
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4. What time does the Sun rise on ______________?
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5. What
time does the Sun set on ______________?
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6. What
time does evening twilight end on ______________?
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7. Is ____________ above the horizon on
______________ at
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8. How many hours and minutes earlier does ___________ rise between the dates of ____________ and _____________ ?
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9. What date will the planet ____________ next be
located at opposition?
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10. What
day will celestial objects ______________ and _________________ be in conjunction
with each other?
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11. What
day will celestial objects ______________ and _________________ be in opposite
parts of the sky this year?
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12. The
times given on the Almanac are given in local mean time (close to standard time
for a Rocklin observer). If we were on daylight savings time, what time will
our watches show for sunset on ______________?
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13. Assuming
that Rocklin is at a latitude of 40° north and a longitude of 121° west, how
many minutes must the Almanac’s local mean times be corrected to give
the standard time on your watch for a given event? And are these minutes added
or subtracted from the Almanac’s local mean time?
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