Exam 1: Charting the Heavens: the Foundations of Astronomy

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The celestial sphere is divided into 88 modern constellations.

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From full moon to third quarter moon takes about a week.

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Which is longer, the sidereal or solar day? By how much?

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A tropical year is the same as a sidereal year.

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Eighteen days past new moon, the Moon's phase is waning gibbous.

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If you are in the Moon's umbral shadow, then you are witnessing

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The vernal equinox marks the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere.

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The Sun and stars rise in the east, and set in the west. Contrast ancient and modern explanations for this observation.

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