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Chapter 4, Problem 25E
Where are you on Earth if you experience each of the following? (Refer to the discussion in Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy as well as this chapter.)
A. The stars rise and set perpendicular to the horizon.
B. The stars circle the sky parallel to the horizon.
C. The celestial equator passes through the zenith.
D. In the course of a year, all stars are visible.
E. The Sun rises on March 21 and does not set until September 21 (ideally).
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