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1 day ago · While the best phases for viewing the Moon are the First Quarter and Last Quarter, the best lunar phase for night sky observations is the New Moon. During the New Moon, our natural satellite appears as a darkened disc in the sky, invisible to the naked eye; it also rises and sets with the Sun. So the sky is dark and free of moonlight all night.
2 days ago · At 7:32 a.m.: Venus is trine Neptune. In the morning, Venus in Cancer trines Neptune in Pisces, a sweet and romantic influence. This is a moment for blissful encounters with loved ones. We easily ...
5 days ago · Astronomy Mod 3. What specific event really made it possible for the three laws of planetary motion to be discovered? a. a brilliant comet in 1601 blazed across the sky and was seen to cross in front of Venus. b. Tycho Brahe died and his assistant was able to get full access to his data. c. Galileo's books were published in Danish and became ...
4 days ago · PCP agreements typically have a fixed APR of between 5% and 10%, while HP agreements typically have higher rates – usually between 10% and 15%. If you're unsure what APR is, one of our previous ...
5 days ago · a) Make the Moon orbit Earth twice as fast. b) Change the Moon's orbital plane so it tilts the opposite way. c) Relocate the Moon to twice its current distance from Earth. d) Change the Moon's orbital plane so it is in the same plane as Earth's orbit around the Sun.
4 days ago · Most asteroids in our solar system can be found in the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids hang out in other places, too. For example, some asteroids are found in the orbital path of planets. This means that the asteroid and the planet follow the same path around the sun. Earth and a few other planets have asteroids like this.
4 days ago · Sunlight reaches Earth's atmosphere and is scattered in all directions by all the gases and particles in the air. Blue light is scattered in all directions by the tiny molecules of air in Earth's atmosphere. Blue is scattered more than other colors because it travels as shorter, smaller waves. This is why we see a blue sky most of the time.
