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skymedlock

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on: Jul 27, 2018
You live at a latitude of 73 N. What is the angle between the northern horizon and the north celestial pole?
 
  a. 73
  b. 27
  c. 17
  d. 23
  e. 5

Question 2

An observer in the Northern Hemisphere watches the sky for several hours. Due to the motion of Earth, this observer notices that the stars near the north celestial pole appear to move
 
  a. counter clockwise around the celestial pole.
  b. clockwise around the celestial pole.
  c. from left to right.
  d. from right to left.
  e. nearly vertically upward.


CourtneyCNorton

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

A

Answer to Question 2

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