ASTR 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Astrological Sign, Solar Time, North Premier

• School: George Mason University
• Department: Astronomy
• Course: ASTR 111
• Professor: Rebecca Ericson

Document Summary

The fictitious sphere of space around the earth which shares earth"s equator and meridian. An unknown entity that places stars in an unmoving positon. A method used to find your astrological sign and prediction. A sphere established by a group of nations to help define the location of objects in the sky with its meridian located in mexico city. The sun will rise north of east the sun will rise due east the sun will rise south of east none of the above. That mathematician joseph downey was incorrect in his conclusion that stars move, similarly to the. The earth"s rotation contributes to the rising and setting of stars. The earth is forever fixed with the stars unmoving. The (cid:862)wobble(cid:863) of the earth"s rotational axis making a small circle similar to a top. The idea that the stars revolve around the sun much like the earth does. The concept used to define that the earth"s tilt is approximately 23. 5 degrees.