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An asterism is best described as A pattern of stars making an animal, person or thing The circle on the Celestial Sphere which

goes through the zenith, North Celestial Pole and the South Celestial Pole is the _______. nter the missing word or phrase. Spelling counts !eridian "eclination measures the angle from the ______ on the ______. Tell what words go in the blanks, separating the two answers b# a comma. Spelling matters. Celestial $uator, Celestial Sphere %f #ou are at &, #ou can see from '(degrees to ___. )i*e #our answer in degrees to the nearest degree +,' %f #ou are at -&, #ou can see from .+ '(/.-&00 degrees to ___. )i*e #our answer in degrees to the nearest degree '( 1ou are lost at sea and can see as far south as +,2 deg. 3here are #ou4 Tell #our latitude to the nearest degree. 2 There %S a horizon because the arth blocks part of the sk# %f #ou are at latitude +5, deg, what is the furthest north declination that

is circumpolar for #ou4 Tell #our answer in degrees to the nearest degree +66 1ou are lost at sea and can see as far South as Antares. 3here are #ou4 57 1ou are lost at sea and can see as far North as Altair. 3here are #ou4 +,& 1ou are lost at sea and can see as far South as Sirius. 3here are #ou4 -8 1ou are lost at sea and #ou notice that Arcturus is circumpolar, but nothing further south is. 3here are #ou4 -& 1ou are lost at sea and #ou notice that 9igel is circumpolar, but nothing further north is. 3here are #ou4 +,2 %f #ou are at -, degrees north latitude, what will the altitude of Polaris be4 :press #our answer as a number of degrees to the nearest degree. -, 3hen Aldebaran is on the meridian, #ou know that %t is 8 hr

To see the fewest different constellations #ou should go from #our current location to North Pole

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