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1. Set Starry Night to 6pm on November 7, 2015. As you face north, in what direc

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Question

1. Set Starry Night to 6pm on November 7, 2015. As you face north, in what direction, relative to the horizon, is the handle of the Big Dipper pointing? Remember to turn off daylight savings time under the Time and Date setting.

left

right

down

up

2. At 6am on November 7, 2015, which 3 solar system objects will be within 3.5 degrees of one another low in the eastern sky?

Mars, Venus and Jupiter

Mars, Jupiter and the moon

Mercury, Jupiter and Venus

Mars, Venus and the moon

3. Under F3: Proper Motion of the Stars, advance to 3: Effects of Proper Motion-the Dippers. Run time forward until it automatically stops and watch how the patterns of the dippers will change over time. Now run time backwards until the last 2 stars in the cup of the Big Dipper point most directly at Polaris. It will be helpful to set your cursor tool to Angular Separation and draw a line to determine when the best alignment occurs. On approximately what date will a line drawn between the last 2 stars in the cup of the Big Dipper point most directly at Polaris?

9900 AD

12500 AD

5300 AD

3000 AD

can I get some help with these 3 questions

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1. Set Starry Night to 6pm on November 7, 2015. As you face north, in what direc