ASTR 101 Lecture 5: Our View of the Stars on Earth
23 Sep 2016
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Lecture 5 - our view of the star on earth. Our location on earth affects how we see the paths of the star. At the north pole, the sun is always parallel to the horizon. Polaris is the star coincidentally directly above the north pole; not the same at the. When at the equator, you can see the sun and stars come up from the east and straight down the west. Twilight at the equator is short, since sun dips down the horizon. Twilight here is longer since the sun is setting at an angle, distributing light longer. From kingston, we see stars go across at an angle from the east to the west. During winter, sun rises from southeast and sets at the southwest; during summer, Sun rises high in the sky from the east to the west. Southern stars rise at the southeast, and follows short paths across the sky.
