Sunday, November 18, 2007

ASTRONOMY Q/A # 2

1. The new Moon cannot be seen because the Moon is? between the Earth and the Sun

2. The parallax of the Moon is greatest when the Moon is ? on the horizon at perigee

3. What causes geocentric parallax? The change in the Moon's position relative to the stars when viewed from the Earth's surface, as compared to the Earth's center.

4. The period of revolution of the Moon is ? about 27.3 days

5. In low latitudes, a first quarter Moon will always rise at about ? 1200 LMT

6. In low latitudes, the full Moon will always rise at about ? sunset

7. In low latitudes, a last quarter moon will always rise at about ? 2400 LMT

8. In low latitudes, the new Moon will always rise at about ? sunrise

9. The moon and Sun are in line over your meridian. Tomorrow when the Sun is over your meridian, the Moon will be ? about 12° east of the meridian

10. The Moon rises earlier on succeeding days when the ? effect due to change of declination is larger than that due to revolution

11. A group of stars which appear close together and form a striking configuration such as a person or animal is a ? constellation

12. The immediate surroundings of what constellation contain the most first magnitude stars is ? Orion

13. Altair is found in what constellation? Aquila

14. Antares is found in what constellation? Scorpio

15. Bellatrix is found in what constellation? Orion

16. Capella is found in what constellation? Auriga

17. Deneb is found in what constellation? Cygnus

18. Denebola is found in what constellation? Leo

19. Fomalhaut is found in what constellation? Pisces

20. Miaplacidus is found in what constellation ? Carina