EBK THE COSMIC PERSPECTIVE
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Chapter S1, Problem 41EAP

Fundamentals of Your Local Sky. Answer each of the following for your latitude.

  1. Where is the north (or south) celestial pole in your sky?
  2. Describe the meridian in your sky, specifying at least three distinct points along it (such as the points at which it meets your horizon and its highest point).
  3. Describe the celestial equator in your sky, specifying at least three distinct points along it.
  4. Does the Sun ever appear at your zenith? If so, when? If not, why not?
  5. What range of declinations makes a star circumpolar in your sky?
  6. What is the range of declinations for stars that you can never see in your sky?

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