Chapter 2 Images

2.1 A Time Exposure of the Northern Part of the Sky

2.2 Earth & celestial sphere

2.3 Diurnal circles

2.4 The meridian and celestial equator

2.5 Equatorial coordinates

2.6 North celestial pole

2.7 North Pole observing

2.8 Equator observing

2.9 September constellations

2.10 The Sun's apparent path

2.11 The ecliptic

2.12 The azimuth of sunrise

2.13 Determining solstice

2.15 Bighorn Medicine Wheel

2.16 Temple of Amen-Ra

2.17 Sidereal and solar days

2.18 North American time zones

2.19 The phases of the Moon

2.20 Prehistoric record

2.21 Waxing crescent phase

2.22 First quarter phase

2.23 The motion of the Moon

2.24 Sidereal, synodic month

2.25 The Moon's path

2.26 The Moon's nodes

2.27 Mars retrograde motion

2.28 3 Mars retrograde loops

Bonus Image The equation of time, or apparent solar time, minus mean solar time

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