ASTR 1010 Homework Solutions

In other words, if the Sun were the size of a 30-cm diameter ball, the nearest star would ... to move ½ ° = 0.5° will take a time = 0.5° / (0.549°/hour) = 0.91 hours (= 55 minutes). ... In a 12-hour period, the Moon will move 12 hours × (0.549°/hour) = 6.6°, an angle that is … ................
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