AST 103 Lab#3 - Astrometry of Stars and Constellations Datasheet(1)

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Lab#3 Answer Sheet for Astrometry of Stars and Constellations (p. 1 of 2) Step 1 (c) Latitude 0 Longitude 0 (d) I noticed the position of the stars and planets are different (e) (f)You can see many constellations in my pictures like the aries, pieces, and libra constellations. Step 2 ( b) The Stars and Planets move slightly to the right every minute and the stars look to be spinning around Polaris. (c) When hitting the plus 1 hour button, the stars and planets still move to the left but by more this time. If you go far enough ahead you can also see the sun rise and set. 2-1 Image Date 9/13/23 Image Time 1:16PM
(d) When you add a day, you can see the moon moves along the ecliptic line from right to left. 2-2
Lab#3 Answer Sheet for Astrometry of Stars and Constellations (p. 2 of 2) Step 3 (a) Moon Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Rate [Degrees/Hour ] 17h 17h 11h 3h 3h (b) (c) (d) Step 4. Look at the sketch you made for the Preparation Assignment for Lab #3. Use the Interactive Sky Chart to show in the “Selected View” window the view you sketched 2-3 Star 1: 13.6565 degrees (spica) Star 2: 26.8288 degrees (Altair) Constellation 1: Cassiopeia - 7.2 Constellation 2: Virgo- 13.2
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– date, time, viewing direction, etc. Take a screen shot and attach it digitally to this answer sheet. Compare your sketch with the view; how'd you do? If there are discrepancies between the two images, what do you think might have caused them? 2-4