Motions: Stargazing Postmortem

Motions: Stargazing Postmortem

Moon: Crater Tycho

Moon: Mare Imbrium

Jupiter

Stellar MotionWhat Direction (NSEW) are we facing and where on Earth are we?(Equator, Pole, Middle Latitudes)

Stellar MotionMonica goes outside in the early evening and and sees these stars from Rogers AR.

What constellation is it?

What will it look like in 8 hours?

Stellar MotionThe constellation moves about 15⁰ per hour. 8 hours * 15 ⁰ per hour = 135 ⁰

The constellation is above the western horizon.

Why did it “flip”?

Stellar MotionYou see the Big Dipper (Ursa Major) in the northwest. You are in Rogers.

In one hour, will it be higher or lower in the sky?

Will it set?