Celestial Navigation Second Quiz Please answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

Show all of your work. You have 50 minutes to complete this assessment. Neptune completes one rotation on its axis in 16 Earth hours. Its axis of rotation is inclined 28 20 to the plane of its ecliptic. Tania Borealis, a star in the constellation Ursa Major, is at the zenith point for an observer standing at Neptunes North Pole. Use this information to answer the following questions about celestial navigation on Neptune. 1. Define (exactly) the equator on Neptune with relation to its axis of rotation. 2. State the latitude of the Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle on Neptune. 3. Ursalom is a city on Neptune. It is 810 Earth miles due north of Neptunes Tropic of Cancer. On the summer solstice, the sun attains a maximum altitude of 87 for an observer standing in Ursalom. What is the circumference of Neptune? (in Earth miles)? 4. At what altitude would Tania Borealis appear for an observer standing 39 30 due North of Neptunes equatordoes this altitude depend on the date of the year? 5. What is the distance between any two degrees of latitude on the surface of Neptune? 6. What is the distance (in Earth miles) between any two degrees of longitude on Neptune at Neptunes equator? 7. Suppose Ursalom is the reference ray for Neptunian longitude (i.e., Neptunes Prime Meridian passes through Ursalom). Determine the rate at which UHA (Ursalom Hour Angle) changes in degrees per earth hour. 8. A rocket ship is 21 miles above the surface of Neptune. To a Neptunian observer who is (1/100) of a mile tall, the rocket ship appears to vanish below the horizon. Explain how the Neptunian observer can determine the line of sight distance to the rocket ship and determine that line of sight distance. 9. Explain how an observer in Neptunes Northern Hemisphere could use the altitude of Tania Borealis above the horizon to determine his or her latitude. Why wont this method work for an observer in the southern hemisphere? BONUS: State the declination of the Sun (according to Neptunes Celestial Coordinates) at each of Neptunes four seasonal dates of the year.

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