NATS 1745 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Heel Stone, Neolithic, Newgrange

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Lecture 1 review questions: describe the general sense of how the following objects move in the sky: stars; planets; Rises in the east, sets in the west due to the rotation of the earth. (winter) the sun is lower in the sky. (summer) the sun is the higher above the horizon. Rises in the east, sets in the west. Goes through phases motion which is more complex than sun. The position changes because it orbits the earth. Rise in the east, sets in the west relative positions remain fixed. Stars move nightly due to the earth"s rotation. Stars we see in the sky depend on where they are located in earth. Rise in the east, sets in the west. More complex motions when viewed relative to distant fixed stars". They noted how the position of the sun changed with the seasons. Is the spinning object on its own an axis which is counter clock wise.

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