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1. What is a circumpolar constellation/star?

2. What was the ancient Greek understanding of the universe? (geocentric)

3. Is a more distant object younger (as we see it) or older (as we see it)?

4. stars - declination within X degrees of NCP = circumpolar

5. Which Stars are Visible at the equator? Stars with declination < 0°

6. What is retrograde motion and why do we see it?

7. Northern Hemisphere Stars with declination = 0°

8. The Sun is on your meridian, and you have a UT clock that tells you it is midnight in Greenwich. What is your longitude?

9. How high can the Sun get at a given latitude on the solstices, on the equinoxes?

10. How do they move in the sky?

11. stars - declination within X degrees of SCP = never rise

12. How did Ptolemy improve upon this (greeks and the geocentric model)?

13. Where is the Sun at the North Pole (lat = 90°) on the equinox?

14. What causes years and why are they that long?

15. What is the horizon, the zenith, and the meridian?

16. How old is the universe and what has happened so far in the history of the universe?

17. In future stars will we see more of them or less of them (heavy metals)?

18. Which stars (declination range) are visible at a given latitude?

19. What is the effect of the Moon’s varying distance from the Earth?

20. What causes the apparent motion of the stars in the sky and how/why do they move?

21. Kepler’s 3rd Law p2 = a3

22. Where is the Sun on the Tropic of Cancer on the summer solstice?

23. What causes the seasons?

24. When are they (objects in the sky) visible?

25. I am lost in the Northern Hemisphere. I see Vega in the night sky. It reaches its peak above the Southern Horizon and it looks like it is 78° above it. I know Vega is at a declination of 38° 44’...

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