SUN Sagittarius Capricornus Scorpius Aquarius Libra EAST Horizon SOUTH WEST- Des
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SUN Sagittarius Capricornus Scorpius Aquarius Libra EAST Horizon SOUTH WEST- Description: If you could see both the Sun and the other stars during the day, this is what the sky would look like looking south at noon on January 1 for an observer in the northern hemisphere. The Sun would appear in the sky next to the more distant stars in the constellation Sagittarius, (labeled constellation C). Also shown are other constellations (named and labeled A, B, D, and E that will be visible above the horizon at this time when facing south Put the constellations in the order that they rose throughout the day starting with the constellation that rose with the Sun at daybreak:Explanation / Answer
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Daybreak - Aquaris (A)
Capricorn(B)
Sagittarius(C) At noon
Scorpio (D)
Libra(E) just before dawn or the next day
Explanation- Since the sun rises in the east, the constellation far east rises first and then when the sun moves above the horizon, the following constellation rise with it. The last constellation E Libra is on the far west, thus it ruses with the sun at the dawn break . The constellation rotate from west to east opposite to the rotation of earth.
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