Celestial Navigation

Today we use _________ to solve the problem of navigation.

• A sextant

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

• Our heads

• Birds

The Celestial Sphere spins around two points in the sky known as the.....

• North and South Poles.
• Celestial North and Celestial South Poles.
• East and West Points of Light.
• Arctic and Antarctic Points.

What is the name of the star closest to the Celestial North Pole?

• Rigel
• Vega
• Polaris
• Orion

The Celestial Sphere's coordinates are related to what Earth system of coordinates?

• Arctic & Antarctic Circles
• Longitude & Latitude
• Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer
• Sonar systems

Degrees of declination are divided in smaller parts called...

• hours (arc hours).
• minutes (arc minutes).
• seconds (arc seconds).
• milliseconds (arc milliseconds).

Arc minutes are divided in smaller parts called...

• hours (arc hours).
• minutes (arc minutes).
• seconds (arc seconds).
• milliseconds (arc milliseconds).

What are the units for right ascension?

• degrees
• hours
• arc milliseconds
• kilometers

0 degrees right ascension goes through the constellation...

• Orion.
• Pisces.
• Gemini.
• Leo.

The ecliptic is the path of 

• The Earth
• The death star 
• The Moon
• The sun 

Zenith is 

• The location directly above you
• Pride rock with Simba 
• the death star 
• A very weird name