Lesson 2 | Earth’s Moon

The moon moves through 0.55 arcminutes per minute of time. Since 1 arcminute = 60 arcseconds, the moon moves through 33 arcseconds per minute of time. This motion is easily visible through a small telescope. (c) How far does the Moon move across the sky in 1 second ? From (b) we found that the Moon moves through 0.55 degrees per hour. ................
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