Question: Astro 10 Trelawny Lab 2 – The Night Sky Name: Objective: 1. Become Familiar With Using And Understanding A Planisphere. Instructions: Use The Night Sky Planisphere To Answer The Following Questions. 1. According To The Planisphere, Is The Star Deneb Circumpolar?…….. 2. At What Time Will The Star Spica Cross The Meridian (i.e. Due South) On March …
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Astro 10 Trelawny Lab 2 – The Night Sky Name: Objective: 1. Become familiar with using and understanding a planisphere. Instructions: Use The Night Sky planisphere to answer the following questions. 1. According to the planisphere, is the star Deneb circumpolar?…….. 2. At what time will the star Spica cross the meridian (i.e. due south) on March 10th? 3. Using #2, how many hours later will Regulus cross the meridian? 4. On what day will the star Altair cross the meridian at midnight?.. 5. What constellation is the Sun in front of during the March equinox? 6. On what day does the March equinox cross the meridian at midnight? 7. On what day does the star Sirius start to rise at 9:00pm?… 8. What is the brightest star due south at 10:00pm on October 1″?. 9. What Zodiacal constellation is on the meridian at 11:00pm on June 15th? 10. If Betegeuse sets at 1:00am on March 8t, at what time will it set on April 84?….. 11. Estimate the declination (dec) of Rigel. (Use either units of N/S or +/-)….. 12. Estimate the declination (dec) of Capella. (Remember to use the units of degrees). .- 13. Estimate the right ascension (RA) of Antares? (Remember to use the units of hours) 14. When winter’s noon sun is at its lowest, about how many degrees is its altitude?… 15. About what fraction of a circle do the stars appear to move in one month?…….. 16. About what fraction of a circle do the stars appear to move in one hour? 17. In degrees, how far do the stars appear to rotate in 24 hours? HINT: not 360°!…. 18. If it’s Jan. 27 and Orion is centered on the meridian, what time of day is it? 19. On Nov. 15 at 10:00pm, estimate the altitude of the star Rigel……… 20. On Nov. 15 at 10:00pm, estimate the azimuth of the star Aldebaran…. i
