SC001: Quiz

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Instructions:

Answer the following question by clicking on the below boxes and selecting the the single best response. The answer that shows is the answer you have selected. You will need to have your copy of the SC001 in hand to complete this quiz. For 1 point, in the below example, select: Other. When you have completed the quiz click on the above "hand in quiz" button.

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Quiz:

For the below questions select the letter(s) from the above figure that best matches

  1. The vernal equinox:
  2. Where the Sun is on September 21:
  3. Where the Sun is on June 21:
  4. The star Sirius:
  5. The constellation Sagittarius:
  6. The location RA=18h, dec=30°
  7. The location RA=12h, dec=45°
  8. The diurnal circle that goes through B also goes through
  9. The ecliptic goes through A and also goes through 3 other letters; list them:
  10. The hour circle that goes through A also goes through 5 other letters; list them:

Answer the following questions using the date information on the SC001

  1. When (what month) will Procyon (in the constellation Canis Minor) be on the meridian at 8 p.m.?
  2. What is the name of bright star near the southern horizon but on the meridian at 8 p.m. local time on November 5?

  3. What is the location of this bright star?
    RA=h m
    dec=°

  4. From this time (8 p.m. on November 5), how many hours do you have to wait before the bright star Betelgeuse is on the meridian?
    hours

  5. When (time of day) will Regulus (in the constellation Leo) be on the meridian on February 20?

  6. You notice that the very bright star known as the Sun is on the meridian at about noon on March 1. What is the location of the Sun?
    RA=h m
    dec=°

  7. How many hours do you have to wait from noon before the bright star Betelgeuse is on the meridian?
    hours