Description: The figure below shows the evening sky as it would appear while looking north at 9PM tonight for an observer in the northern hemisphere. Notice that Polaris, the North Star, appears fairly high in the sky - while other stars (labelled A-D) appear to slowly move counter-clockwise in great circles around the North Star. -WEST Horizon North Star D NORTH EAST

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Description: The figure below shows the evening sky as it would appear while looking north at 9PM
tonight for an observer in the northern hemisphere. Notice that Polaris, the North Star, appears fairly high in
the sky - while other stars (labelled A-D) appear to slowly move counter-clockwise in great circles around
the North Star.
-WEST
Horizon
North Star
D
NORTH
EAST
Transcribed Image Text:Description: The figure below shows the evening sky as it would appear while looking north at 9PM tonight for an observer in the northern hemisphere. Notice that Polaris, the North Star, appears fairly high in the sky - while other stars (labelled A-D) appear to slowly move counter-clockwise in great circles around the North Star. -WEST Horizon North Star D NORTH EAST
Ranking #1: List the stars (A-D) in the order that these stars first appear in the eastern part of the
observer's sky (from first to last) for the day shown. Or, indicate in the discussion that all of these stars
would appear in the eastern part of the sky at the same time. Then, carefully explain your reasoning for
ranking the stars this way.
Transcribed Image Text:Ranking #1: List the stars (A-D) in the order that these stars first appear in the eastern part of the observer's sky (from first to last) for the day shown. Or, indicate in the discussion that all of these stars would appear in the eastern part of the sky at the same time. Then, carefully explain your reasoning for ranking the stars this way.
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