Astro Final Flashcards
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Third Quarter moon rises at what time ?
Midnight
When does a full moon rise ?
Sunset
Which moon is over the Western horizon in the morning for about two hours after sunrise ?
Waning Gibbous
Which Moon rises just before sunset ?
Waxing Gibbous
Which Moon Rises just before Dawn ?
Waning Crescent
Total eclipses of the sun happen in which moon phase ?
New
When Venus first enters the morning sky it is ?
Waxing Crescent
When mercury is last seen in the evening sky is is ?
Waning Crescent
When Mercury or Venus leave the evening sky they are going for what ?
Inferior Conjunction
Same side of the sun
When Merc or Venus are in the evening sky what phase are they in ?
Waning
Which Planet Reaches Superior conjunction Next ?
Mercury
Superior Conjunction
Opposite side of sun to earth
Inferior Conj
Same side of sun as the earth
What Powers The Stars ?
Nuclear Fusion
Stars in open clusters emerge from what ?
Diffuse nebulas
Surrounding the spiral galaxies, in their “galactic Halos” you find ?
Globular star clusters
Tails of Comets travel in front of the comet if ?
Comet is in Aphelion
Aphelion
when a comet(planet or asteroid) is furthest from the sun
Which Is the easiest to determine by celestial observation ?
Latitude
What is the Largest reservoir of Raw Comets ?
Oort Cloud
Perihelion
When an object travels faster near the sun
Objects in orbit do not move in circles, but ellipses, contrary to the teaching of the day is what law ?
1st
Orbital speed is directly proportional to what ?
Distance from the sun
Which word refers to the part which gathers incoming light ?
Objective
Which term is for the Raw Size of the telescope ?
Aperture
If you have an 8in f/10 Telescope, what magnifying power would you get with a 12.5 mm eyepiece ?
160X
Which Planet makes the quickest progress through the constellations ?
Mars
When is earth closest to mars ?
Opposition
the middle of the retrograde loop occurs when ?
Outer planet is at Opposition
When the moon is in the southern house, and Jupiter aligns with mars, and peace will guide the planets, and love will steer the stars, its time for ?
THE AGE OF AQUARIUS
when does the 3rd quarter moon cross the meridian ?
DAWN
when does the 1st quarter moon rise ?
Noon
when does the waxing crescent moon set ?
after sunset
Which object is the Stellar Nursery
diffuse nebula
what happens to the hydrogen in stars ?
Fusion Combines atoms to make new heavier elements
the small “+” in a star map is the what ?
The Zenith
