Part 4: Astronomy
Lab Report 18
Astronomical Observations
Name
Date
Course/Section
Due
Date
Figure
18.6
Sunset observations that accompany Question 1.
1.
On
Figure 18.6
, prepare a sketch illustrating your observed positions of the setting Sun
during a span of several weeks. Show the reference features on the horizon that you used.
Label each position of the Sun with the date of the observation. Write a brief summary of
your observations below the diagram.
2.
From
Question 1
in
Activity 18.1B
, list the noon Sun angle that you calculated for the
first day and last day of your measurements.
Date of observation:
Noon Sun angle on the first day:
°
Date of observation:
Noon Sun angle on the last day:
°
3.
On
Figure 18.7
, draw two sketches of the Moon—the first illustrating the Moon as you
saw it on your first lunar observation and the second as you saw it on your last
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