ASTRO 7N Unit 1 Part 2 Constellations & Moon Phases

Approximately two weeks after a Solar Eclipse, what phase will the Moon be in?

Full

If Earth's Moon was Full on May 1, 2007. When was it next in the First Quarter phase after this Full Moon?

May 22

Constellations close to the North pole of Earth ______.

Move in a circle around the North star, Polaris, over the course of a single night.

There are a total of 88 constellations. Roughly how many of these can be seen at any given time from a single location on a clear night?

44

When is the best time for you to be able to see the constellation that is your sign of the zodiac?

A midnight six months after your birthday.

Why don't we see the constellation Orion at night all throughout the year?

As the Earth orbits the Sun, its nighttime side points to different constellations at different points along its orbit.

A moon orbits a planet in exactly the same plane as the planet orbits its star. How often does this planet experience a solar eclipse?

Once every orbit of its moon (its month).

From Earth, in which constellations might you find the planet Saturn?

Taurus

At approximately what time does the third quarter Moon rise?

midnight

How much of the total surface area of the Moon is illuminated by sunlight during the Full Moon phase?

one half