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| You line up the axis of the telescope with |
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| The direction of Polaris. |
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| If polaris is in the center of the telescope's field of view, what should be the reading of the Declination? |
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| Using a guide star, you were able to set which of the following scales? |
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| Which of the following scales is the motor connected to: |
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| Which of the following coordinates of your guide star changed during your observation? |
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| When setting up the telescope we align its axis with: |
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| Why do we take the time to set up the telescope in the general mthod? |
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| So that we can use the motor to track the moon. |
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| When observing the Moon, on what part of it were you able to best make out its features? |
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| The terminator - along the shadow line. |
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| When observing the Moon through the telescope: |
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| The Moon appeared larger and the Moon was left-right reversed. |
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| When you observe objects through the telescope, how are they oriented? |
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| Why do astronomers prefer to use RA and Dec rather then altitude and azimuth |
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| Because the RA and Dec of a star never changes. |
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| What happens to the magnification of the telescope when you increase the focal length of the eyepiece by a factor of 2 |
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| it decreases by a factor of 2. |
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| What coordinate on the telescope do you set with a guidestar? |
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| How did we split up the spectra tonight so that we could observe its individual lines? |
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| What do the lines in an element's spectra correspond to? |
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| Energy differences in the electron levels |
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| What do astronomers use spectroscopy for? |
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| To determine the chemical composition of an object |
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| Clear skies provided, which of the following stars would have been visible from Tallahassee tonight at 9pm |
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| Which of the following planets were out at 9pm? |
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| Which of the following Messier objects were out at 9pm? |
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| Which of the following stars have a declination of 90 degrees? |
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