Written HW7 - Eclipse Prediction and Solar Alignments

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ASTR 2000 Fall 2023 Name ____________________________________________ Homework #7 is due Thursday October 26 at the start of class via Canvas. 1) Stonehenge Revisited (10 pts). Below is a schematic of Stonehenge, a famous solar “calendar.” North is at the top of the page. The diagram shows the position of the great stones and the start of the “avenue” stretching to the northeast. If you are standing in the center of the circle, draw arrows from the center, indicating where you would see the sun at the following six times of the year. You do not need to find exact angles from Stellarium - approximate by using the position of the “avenue.” Summer solstice sunrise Summer solstice sunset Equinox sunrise Winter solstice sunrise Winter solstice sunset Equinox sunset (2 pts) If you were walking along the avenue towards the stones, which of the above would you be seeing?
2) Eclipse Predictions (10 pts). Use your knowledge of moon phases and eclipse seasons to answer the following questions based upon the listing below of solar and lunar eclipses this year. October 14 – annular solar eclipse March 24 – penumbral lunar eclipse October 28 – partial lunar eclipse April 8 – total solar eclipse a. How many days are there between the annular eclipse in October and the partial lunar eclipse that follows the same month? Write this number using both base 10 and Mayan base 20 numerical symbols. Explain why this number is significant astronomically. b. How many days are there between the partial lunar eclipse in October and the penumbral lunar eclipse that follows in March? Write this number using both base 10 and Mayan base 20 numerical symbols. Explain why it is significant astronomically. c. How many day are there between the annular eclipse in October and the total solar eclipse in April? Write this number using both base 10 and Mayan base 20 numerical symbols. Explain why it is significant astronomically. 3) Moon Size (10 points) The Harvest Moon back on September 31, 2023, was also a super moon, meaning that the moon was 5-10% larger than average. The eclipse that occurred two weeks later was an annular eclipse given that the moon was 5-10% smaller than average. a. Why does the moon appear larger and smaller in the sky over the course of a month. b. During a radio interview last week, I was asked if it was random that we went from a full supermoon to an annular eclipse. How would you have responded to this question.
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