ASTR 1101 Chapter : HW6sol
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This is kepler"s second law, which talks about the speeds in orbit. This is kepler"s third law, which talks about year" lengths and orbital radii. This is kepler"s first law, which talks about objects getting near and far in orbit. Both a and d are the correct answers. A is for an apod that shows a partial eclipse, while. Low in the western sky just after sunset. At new moon, the moon is invisible and very close to the sun. About two days later, the moon will have moved about thirty degrees away from the sun, such that it appears as a thin crescent. So the ramadan moon must be low and in the west (where the. 1- good evidence, but it was only checked in 9 cases and they all have the same mass star. 3-wow, many cases (~200 moons, 9 planets, and >10,000 asteroids) with many different masses for the planet/star, and all tested to high accuracy.
