Q More Sky Gazer's Almanac & More Moon The video presentation is on the Helpful Videos for Third hour H page. I have a word document version if you would like to download it. Third Hour Exercise HDownload Third Hour Exercise H Assignment: Use this year's Sky Gazer's Almanac to answer the following questions. Answer all questions using standard time (do not account for Daylight Saving), and do NOT correct for longitude. Remember: To turn in your answers for grading, hit the "Submit Assignment" Button in the top right and then submit all the work as text or a file upload.. Make sure to number each answer. 1. Will Mars be above the horizon at 3 am on May 23? 2. What day will the Lyrid meteor shower peak in activity, AND from which one of the following constellations will its meteors appear to emerge: Canis Major, Leo, Lyra, Perseus, or Ursa Major? 3. Give the date in 2022 when Venus and Saturn are in conjunction with each other. 4. On what date this year was Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun? 5. On what day in April does Mercury reach “greatest elongation”? 6. For June 19-20, what is the time of sunset, the time of sunrise, and the total amount of time from sunset to sunrise? 7. Repeat the previous question, except for December 18-19. (There are a lot more hours of nighttime during the winter, than summer, right?) 8. Which two planets (plotted on the Skygazer's Almanac) can never transit at midnight (in other words, be in opposition from the Sun)? Introducing the Moon 9. What is the day in April when the Moon reaches Perigee? 10. What time will the Third Quarter Moon rise in April? 11. What time does the Moon set on April 5? 12. On the date given in the previous question, is the Moon waxing or waning? The next two questions refer to the "main phases," by which I mean New Moon, First Quarter Moon, Full Moon, or Third (or Last) Quarter Moon. 13. For the date given in Question #11, how many days has it been since the Moon was at one of its main phases? 14. For the date given in Question #11, how many days will it be until the Moon is at one of its main phases? Cutting/pasting the following may help you when you are submitting your answers. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) PreviousNext

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