Posted: August 17th, 2016

Suppose you am observing from the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory in Chile (CTIO; lat. 30°S, long. 71°W) on May 28. At 9:50 p.m. EST you observe a bright star crossing the meridian 59° above the southern horizon. a) What is the star’s declination?

Suppose you am observing from the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory in Chile (CTIO; lat. 30°S, long. 71°W) on May 28. At 9:50 p.m. EST you observe a bright star crossing the meridian 59° above the southern horizon. a) What is the star’s declination? b) What is the GMT? c) What is your local solar time (not the time zone time)? d) What is the RA of the Sun? e) What is the local sidereal time? f) What is the star’s RA? g) Check a star map; what star is it?

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