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Ast101 Lab3 Data Sheet

This document provides instructions for a astronomy lab involving using a celestial sphere to find information about stars and planets. Students are asked to complete tables with data on constellations and stars, including right ascension and declination coordinates. They are also to find rise and set azimuth angles for planets and fill out tables with rise, transit, and set times for planets as well as their hours of visibility. The document explains how to calculate hours of visibility using the celestial sphere software or model.

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Ast101 Lab3 Data Sheet

This document provides instructions for a astronomy lab involving using a celestial sphere to find information about stars and planets. Students are asked to complete tables with data on constellations and stars, including right ascension and declination coordinates. They are also to find rise and set azimuth angles for planets and fill out tables with rise, transit, and set times for planets as well as their hours of visibility. The document explains how to calculate hours of visibility using the celestial sphere software or model.

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Astronomy 101 Lab 3 Celestial Sphere

Nam Date
e

Right Ascension Declination Constellation Star


10h 10m +12°
14h 17m +19°
18h 38m +39°
5h 15m -8°
13h 26m -11°
19h 52m +9°
1. Find the bright stars in the following constellations.
Cygnus Taurus Auriga Canis Major

2. Complete the following tables.


Constellation Star Right Ascension Declination
Gemini Pollux
Canis Minor Procyon
Orion Betelgeuse

3a
. b. R.A Dec. c.
4a
. b. R.A Dec. c.
5a
. b. c.
6a
. b. Rise Azimuth c. Set Azimuth

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Rise and set Azimuth angles.


7. Complete the following table.
Planet Constellation Rise Azimuth Set Azimuth
Moon
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn

Rise, set and transit times.


Planet Rise time Transit Set time Hours of Visibility
Moon
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
8. Complete the following table.

Hours of visibility (Your instructor will explain this in more detail)


A planet is only visible once the sun is below the horizon. To calculate hours of visibility, first
turn on Atmosphere on the bottom menu. If the sun is visible, click on the up arrow on the hour
dial until it sets below the western horizon. The planets should become visible and appear as a
small dot. Select one that you can see, click on the up arrow on the hour dial again, each click
represents one hour, continue this until the planet gets close to the western horizon. If its close
to the horizon but did not set, start clicking on the arrow on the minute dial. Each click
represents one minute of visibility.
If the sun has already set when the planet has risen, then you can start counting the hours from
that point until the sun rises.
An example of how long a planet could be visible would be 6 hours and 22 minutes.
NOTE: Do not subtract the set time from the rise time to get hours of visibility. This is WRONG!

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