Say you take a photograph of night sky on October 1, 2018 at 11:00:00 pm. At what time you'd take another photo on October 2 in order to have all stars in exactly the same position as in the rst shot?

Say you take a photograph of night sky on October 1, 2018 at 11:00:00 pm. At what time you'd take another photo on October 2 in order to have all stars in exactly the same position as in the rst shot?

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Chapter2: Observing The Sky: The Birth Of Astronomy

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7E: Ursa Minor contains the pole star, Polaris, and the asterism known as the Little Dipper. From most...

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