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Haya94

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What happens to the light that is emitted from the accretion disk around a black hole?
 
  A) It is redshifted.
  B) It is blueshifted.
  C) It is pulled in multiple directions by tides.
  D) It cannot be seen from anywhere in our solar system.
  E) It is absorbed by the black hole.

Question 2

Suppose you use the Southern Cross to determine that the south celestial pole appears 40 degrees above your horizon. Then you must be located at
 
  A) latitude 40 degrees north.
  B) latitude 50 degrees south.
  C) latitude 40 degrees south.
  D) longitude 40 degrees.


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meltdown117

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

A

Answer to Question 2

C


Haya94

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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jul 27, 2018
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