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Review Exercises from the first exam 1. On the image of the celestial sphere below, assuming that the observer is located in Bangkok, Thailand (14( N), draw or label the following: The position of the zenith The meridian The horizon Polaris (the NCP really) The SCP The Celestial Equator The path of a northern star The path of a southern star The portion of the celestial sphere appears to the right. Answer the three questions that follow. What do the dashed lines represent? . The solid lines that connect the stars (e.g. Alkaid to Mizar to Alioth etc.) identify the Big Dipper. Is it true that the Big Dipper is a constellation? Explain your answer. What do the other solid lines on the map represent? You are observing from the location on the world map below designated as A . Draw the apparent motion of the stars looking North, East and South in the boxes provided below. Include all relevant time and quantitative information.  You are observing from Negril Beach in Jamaica, (18(N). Answer the following questions. You may use the figure below to help answer the questions. What would be the maximum altitude of the Celestial Equator? What would its azimuth be at max. altitude? Would a star at declination +70( be visible? If yes what would be its maximum altitude? Would a star at declination -50( be visible? If yes what would be its maximum altitude? How long would a star at 0( declination be above the horizon? In about 300 B.C.E. Aristotle wrote “Of these fixed poles the one is always visible, being above our heads in the northern region of the sky, and is called the Arctic Pole; the other is always hidden beneath the earth to the south and is called the Antarctic Pole.” Why did Aristotle not mention that Polaris is a fairly bright star located near the Arctic Pole? Answer in a couple of sentences. The date is Feb 15 and the Sun is rising 27( away