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ASTA01H3 Chapter : Mercury/Moon

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Astronomy
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ASTA01H3
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Brian Wilson

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I ntro to astronomy and astrology part i. never strays far from the sun: only visible just before dawn or just after sunset. by measuring the spread of frequencies from either side of the original wave length we can determine the planet"s rotational speed. mercury"s rotational period is 59 days: exactly two-thirds of the planet"s orbital period. unlike the earth-moon relationship the moon being tidally locked with the. Tidal forces always act so as to synchronize the rotation rate with the instantaneous orbital speed, but such a synchronization cannot be maintained over mercury"s entire (eccentric) orbit. without the reoccurring phenomena of erosion and tectonic shifting, reshaping earth"s surface, the moon"s surface features date back almost to its formation. The primary agent of change on the lunar surface is from the impacts of interplanetary debris, in the form of meteoroids.

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1a). Determine the Sky Coordinates of Mars on the date of opposition.  The relevant coordinate is the Declination (RA/DE J2000 coordinates should be used) – this is the sky coordinate analogous to Latitude on the Earth’s surface.  (Note, it is ok to determine these coordinates for Mars from anywhere on Earth for this initial measurement)

Mars DECLINATION on October 13, 2020: ___________________________

Your lab team needs to send observers to two cities that:

(a) have latitudes that are similar to the declination of Mars on that date (within 20 degrees); and

(b) have nearly the same longitude (that is, are nearly due North-South from each other (hint, you will need to go close to the equator!).

1b). Choose two of the cities below and use google maps, google earth or another online resource to record their names and Latitudes.

Melbourne, Australia Kampala, Uganda Tokyo, Japan
Omaha, NE, USA Mumbai, Italy Khartoum, Soudan

1c). At what time should you measure the sky coordinates (right ascension and declination) to get the most accurate possible parallax distance?