NATS 1745 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Celestial Pole, Egyptian Calendar, Lunar Calendar
22 Sep 2017
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Describe the general sense of how the following objects move in the sky: stars; planets; Moon moves to the east planets counterclockwise sun rises in east sets in west. Everything rises from the east and sets to the west. Sun: height above the horizon changes throughout the year. Location of rising and setting changes due to revolution position of the earth (orbit of sun = revolution) Moon: position changes due to the orbit around the earth. Phases occur through moon"s orbit around the earth is caused due to location f moon in relation to the sun and earth. Stars: are arranged in patterns and are still. Planets: show nightly motion, move slightly eastward each night. Also undergo backwards motion through the sky called retrograde motion. Move westward for a period of time, relative to the fixed star. Why do celestial objects rise in the east and set in the west? (celestial objects is the moon sun, asteroids, planets, star)
