To complete the Sky Activity, you will need computer internet access. Go to this website.

Print out the page and then use your textbook, lab manual, and what you have learned in astronomy class to match each sky description with the location from which you would see what is described. (15 points)

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Here are some helpful definitions :

zenith - point directly overhead the observer

circumpolar stars - stars whose path across the sky is completely above or below the observer's horizon; i.e., these stars never seem to set

winter solstice - (around Dec 21st) In the northern hemisphere, when the season of winter begins because the northern hemisphere of the Earth is receiving the least amount of direct sunlight because it is tilted away from the Sun by 23.5 degrees

ecliptic - apparent path of the Sun across the sky over the course of the year