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QQ The imaginary circle on the celestial sphere that
is midway between the north and south celestial poles
is the |
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| AA S 1 (1) celestial equator |
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QQ The imaginary point directly below the observer
is termed the |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) nadir or antizenith |
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QQ The altitude of the celestial pole in the
observer's sky is equal to |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) the observer's latitude |
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QQ The approximate date on which the Sun is farthest
north of the celestial equator is |
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Definition
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Term
QQ The Sun rises farthest north of east at
intervals of a |
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Definition
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Term
QQ Which ecliptic coordinate is measured
eastward from the vernal equinox along the
ecliptic? |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) celestial longitude |
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Term
QQ The sidereal month is defined as
the Moon's period with respect to the |
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Definition
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Term
QQ The full Moon should set approximately
at |
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Definition
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Term
QQ When the Moon's ascending node is on
top of the vernal equinox, the Moon will
pass through its |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) major standstills |
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Term
QQ The fact that the Moon's nodes regress,
i.e. move westwards with respect to the
fixed stars, while the Moon moves eastwards
means that |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) the nodical month will be shorter
than the sidereal month |
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Term
QQ Which of the following suggested astronomical
connections for Stonehenge is definitely not
currently accepted? |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) use of the Aubrey holes to predict
eclipses |
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Term
QQ The term heliacal rising for an object (star
or planet) refers to its |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) first appearance in the morning sky before
sunrise |
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Term
QQ The alignment of the passageway into Newgrange
is approximately in the direction of |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) winter solstice (midwinter) sunrise |
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Term
QQ The alignment in Cuzco, the Inca capital,
associated with the Sun's (unseen) passage through
the antizenith was |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) the one from the Ushnu towards
the four stone columns on Cerro Picchu |
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Term
QQ The number of huacas in the Inca ceque
system of Cuzco, which is 328, approximately equals
the number of days in 12 sidereal months. It also
roughly matches which of the following? |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) the number of nights in the year during
which the Pleiades is visible |
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Term
QQ The Torreon at Machu Picchu has an alignment
towards the northeast that is essentially the
same as that of the main axis of the Coricancha.
What alignment(s) is/are involved? |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) June solstice sunrise and Pleiades |
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Term
| QQ Which of the following is an inferior planet? |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) Mercury + Venus |
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Term
QQ Mars has its retrograde motion around the
time that it is at |
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Definition
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Term
QQ The interval between successive heliacal
risings of a given planet is |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) that planet's synodic period |
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Term
QQ The alignment with the southernmost rising
point of Venus that was discussed at some length
in lecture was associated with |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) the "Palace of the Governor" (Spaniards'
name for it) at Uxmal |
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Term
QQ We know that the Maya understood the
relationship between Venus's synodic period and
the 260-day "sacred year" because |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) it appears in a table in the
Dresden Codex |
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Term
QQ The Mayan "haab" calendar employed for
agricultural purposes used a "year" of |
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Definition
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Term
QQ Which of the following types of alignments
does the Bighorn Medicine Wheel have? |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) stellar (+ solar) |
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Term
QQ The Hopi Soyal ceremony approximately coincided
with the time of the |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) winter solstice |
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Term
QQ Celestial navigation as practiced by the
Pacific Islanders was primarily based on |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) the directions of stars' rising and
setting |
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Term
QQ Intercalation of a thirteenth synodic month
into the year based on signs such as the blooming
of plants or ripening of crops is termed |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) empirical intercalation |
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Term
QQ The regular astronomical phenomena such
as the calendar were the responsibility of which
branch of the Chinese astronomical bureau? |
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Definition
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Term
QQ The 12-year cycle recognized by the Chinese
("Year of the Rat" etc.) was associated
with which of the following time intervals? |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) Jupiter's oppositions going completely
around the celestial sphere |
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Term
QQ Kidinnu (known to the Greeks as Cidenas)
has been identified as the person who devised |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) the zigzag approximation for the
variable motion in longitude |
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Term
QQ Which of the following Babylonian documents
on astronomy that we have considered is earlier? |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) the Venus tablet of King Ammizaduga |
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Term
QQ Which of the following statements is
correct? |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) Solar eclipses can occur only when
the Moon is new. |
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Term
QQ The eclipse seasons occur at intervals of
approximately |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) tables of astronomical occurrences
day-by-day, like the almanac |
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Term
QQ The long measuring scale of Guo Shoujing's
observatory ("Sky Measuring Scale")
along which the shadow was measured was
situated so that it ran outward from the
main structure in which direction? |
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Definition
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Term
QQ With an alignment such as the one at
Ballochroy, the term baseline refers
to |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) the distance between the backsight
and the foresight |
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Term
QQ The imaginary point directly overhead is termed
the |
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Definition
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Term
QQ Which equatorial coordinate is measured
eastward from the vernal equinox along the
celestial equator in units of time (hours,
minutes, seconds)? |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) right ascension |
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Term
QQ The synodic month is defined as
the Moon's period with respect to the |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) Sun (cycle of phases) |
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Term
QQ When the Moon's ascending node is on
top of the vernal equinox, the Moon will
pass through its |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) major standstills |
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Term
| QQ Which of the following is a superior planet? |
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Definition
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Term
QQ The approximate date on which the Sun crosses
the celestial equator moving from south to north
is |
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Definition
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Term
QQ The Sun rises farthest to the south of the
east point on the horizon at the time of |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) winter solstice |
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Term
QQ The time interval for the Moon to go
around the celestial sphere with respect to
the fixed stars is called the |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) sidereal month |
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Term
| QQ The Moon at new should set approximately at |
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Definition
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Term
QQ Which of the following can occur when the
Moon's ascending node is aligned with the
autumnal equinox? |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) lunar minor standstills |
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Term
QQ The Torreon at Machu Picchu had an alignment
discussed in class in addition to those from the
Coricancha in Cuzco. It was |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) the rising point of the Collca (Tail
of the Scorpion) |
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Term
QQ The interval between successive heliacal risings of
Venus is |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) Venus's synodic period |
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Term
QQ Navigation by the stars as practiced by the
Pacific Islanders took advantage of the fact that
in the tropics |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) the stars rise and set straight up and down |
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Term
QQ The Jupiter cycle recognized by the Chinese
is the time interval |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) for the location of opposition on the celestial
sphere to go completely around the sky |
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Term
QQ The ascending node moves westwards around
the ecliptic because of regression. Since the
Moon moves eastwards with respect to the stars,
this means that the nodical month is |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) shorter than the sidereal month |
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Term
QQ The ascending node moves westwards around
the ecliptic because of regression. Since the
Moon moves eastwards with respect to the stars,
this means that the nodical month is |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) shorter than the sidereal month |
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Term
QQ The point at the opposite end of the
baseline from the observer is termed the |
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Definition
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Term
| QQ The term "celestial sphere" refers to |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) an imaginary sphere centered on the Earth
but much larger to which the fixed stars are attach |
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Term
QQ The approximate date on which the Sun is farthest
north of the celestial equator is |
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Definition
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Term
QQ The Moon at third or last quarter should set
approximately at |
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Definition
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Term
QQ The central axis of the Coricancha was roughly,
though not exactly, aligned with |
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Definition
| AA S 1 (1) June solstice sunrise |
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Term
QQ The Inca ceque system in Cuzco had
alignments that were defined for each ceque
by |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) a number of huacas or shrines,
some but not all astronomical, which did not lie
precisely on a line |
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Term
QQ The Jupiter cycle recognized by the Chinese
is the time interval |
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Definition
AA S 1 (1) for the location of opposition on the celestial
sphere to go completely around the sky |
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Term
3 The altitude of the celestial pole (north in the
Northern Hemisphere, south in the Southern) equals |
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Definition
| (1) the observer's latitude |
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Term
4 The approximate date on which the Sun crosses the
celestial equator going from north to south is |
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Definition
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Term
| 7 The Moon at first quarter should rise approximately at |
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Definition
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Term
8 The Moon's minor standstills occur when the ascending node
is lined up with the |
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Definition
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Term
11 Both the Newgrange sunlight ritual and the Hopi Soyal
ceremony are observances strongly associated with death
and rebirth. They are or were tied to which of the following
times of year? |
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Definition
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Term
18 The navigation technique used by Pacific Islanders
at night |
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Definition
| (1) can only be used near the Equator |
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Term
21 Irregular phenomena in the sky were supposed to be kept
track of by which branch of the Chinese astronomical bureau? |
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Definition
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Term
25 Celestial latitude is the ecliptic coordinate that
is measured |
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Definition
| (1) north or south of the ecliptic |
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Term
| 30 For a solar eclipse the Moon must be |
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Definition
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Term
34 The ascending node moves westwards around the ecliptic
because of regression. Since the Moon moves eastwards with
respect to the stars, this means that the sidereal month is |
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Definition
| (1) longer than the nodical month |
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