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The sky is flat, like a sheet of paper, and hence angular diameter is the distance measured along that flat sheet of paper.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

In 21,200 years from now, Thuban will once again be our north celestial pole.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

False
RATIONALE: Refer to the celestial sphere shape and angular diameter.

Answer to Question 2

True
RATIONALE: See precession.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
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