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Questions & Answers
1. How long does it take stars to circle back to their same location?
Answer 23 h, 56m, 04 s
2. How long does it take the Sun to return to the same position?
Answer Sun returnsto same approximate location every 24 h
3. What is the general motion of the Sun and Moon?
Answer Motion of sun and moonis East with respect to stars
4. What is the general motion of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn?
Answer Mars, Jupiter and Saturn also move Eastward most of the time, but Westward when
opposite the sun
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5. What is the general motion of Mercury and Venus?
Answer Mercury and Venus moveEastward most of the time, but westward after maximum
Eastward elongation
6. What do Star Trail measurements depend on?
Answer The latitude of the observer
7. What path do the Sun and planets follow?
Answer The ecliptic
8. How long does it take the Sun to travel around the ecliptic?
Answer 365 days
9. How long does it take the moon to travel around the ecliptic?
Answer 27 days
10. What is the order of moon phases from first to appear to last to appear?
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Answer -
New moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, Third Quarter.
11. How long between each phase of the Moon?
Answer About 1 week
12. What time does the first quarter moon rise?
Answer noon
13. What time does the full moon rise?
Answer Sunset (6 PM)
14. What time does the new moon rise
Answer Sunrise
15. What time does the third quarter moon rise?
Answer Midnight
16. Why do seasons occur on Earth?
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