After you have explored the current evening sky and the measures of altitude and azimuth, answer the questions related to the current evening sky on this screen. Make sure that your Starry Night settings are still set to just past dusk on January 1, 2014, from the Phoenix location.
Use the Starry Night software to answer these questions. When you have completed the questions on this page, click Page 6 to continue the lab.
Question 1.1. Facing east, which of the following planets is below the horizon and not viewable?
Venus
Uranus
Mars
Neptune
Question 2.2. What is the altitude of Jupiter at 8:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST)?
Note: If you are working from a time zone other than MST, you will need to adjust the time to the MST zone.
6 degrees
15 degrees
26 degrees
44 degrees
Question 3.3. In which constellation will you find the planet Neptune?
Aquarius
Pisces
Taurus
Gemini