Celestial Globe Lab
Fall 2006
Note:
The time and date for our observations for this Lab are
Midnight,
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
The planet positions for this time and date are given in the table below. Use these positions to determine the planet rising and setting times and azimuths.
Hints:
When positioning planets on the celestial globe, remember that the
planet basically lies on the
ecliptic.
If a planet appears to lie in two constellations, chose the one that belongs to the Zodiac, i.e. the one the lies on the ecliptic. If both are on the ecliptic then list both.
If a planet appears to lie in two constellations, chose the one that belongs to the Zodiac, i.e. the one the lies on the ecliptic. If both are on the ecliptic then list both.