Author Question: An observer on Earth's equator would find _______ a. the celestial equator passing at 45 degrees ... (Read 166 times)

jparksx · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

An observer on Earth's equator would find _______

a. the celestial equator passing at 45 degrees above the northern horizon.
b. the celestial equator passing at 45 degrees above the southern horizon.
c. that the celestial equator coincides with the horizon.
d. the celestial equator passing directly overhead.
e. None of the other choices are true.

Question 2

Seen from the northern latitudes (mid-northern hemisphere), the star Polaris

a. is never above the horizon during the day.
b. always sets directly in the west.
c. is always above the northern horizon.
d. is never visible during the winter.
e. is the brightest star in the sky.