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dalyningkenk

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on: Jul 28, 2018
Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, is 8.7 ly from the Sun. Determine Sirius' declination and right ascension.

Question 2

Answer Question 3 using January as the date.


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Kingjoffery

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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Declination: 16 39'; right ascension: 6 h 43 min as found on the celestial sphere.
The distance that the star is from the Sun does not affect this answer.

Answer to Question 2

The number of daylight hours decreases as you travel northward. The daylight hours
increase as you travel southward.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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