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 Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 7:28 pm
Prof. Kaji giggled. " Just don't fall asleep please. Each night, many stars appear to rise above the horizon and travel across part of the sky, and eventually sink below the horizon. Others remains visible all night long. If you face east, you will see stars rising in the night sky."
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 7:46 pm
" Stars do not move fast enough for the human eye to see. One-third to halfway up the sky in the north is a point around which the stars appear to rotate. This imaginary point is called the celestial north pole. This point appears to never move in the sky. It lies directly above the Earth's North pole. If you were at the Earth's north pole, than right above your head would be the celestial north pole- at the point called your zenith Wherever you are, the zenith is the point in the sky directly above you."
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:52 pm
Skye soaked in every word the Prof. said. She had always wanted to take Astronomy, and now she could.
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:47 am
"So, what exactly is this 'zenith'? I understand that it's the point directly above you, but why is it important?" Aden asked.
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:26 am
Chloe sighed as she stared at the stars in her wheel chair, Beau was most likely still mad at her.
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:34 pm
Simply insanity "So, what exactly is this 'zenith'? I understand that it's the point directly above you, but why is it important?" Aden asked. "It is just the term given to that point." anwsered Prof. Kaji. "Something you could use to make you sound intellegent."
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:37 pm
Arianna laughed. "But then when you can't explain it, you sound pretty dumb, don't you?"
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:49 pm
Prof. Kaji laughed, "You got a point. It is just the name for the celestial point directly above you."
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:51 pm
Chloe smiled softly in amusement.
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:59 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:12 pm
Prof. Kaji giggled, "maybe you do... Any other questions before we move on?"
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:14 pm
Beau walked ove to chloe"Do you want to lay down?" He asked softly,then winced when he saw her exprssion of surprise.
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:21 pm
"Yes please' She sighed when he picked her up out of the wheel chair : Are you still mad at me?" She asked, if he said he was she would cry.
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:42 pm
Prof. Kaji noted what was going on between Chloe and Beau, "Okay I take it that there are no more questions so I will continue, but if you do have question feel free to ask them."
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:44 pm
"All stars appear to move in circles around the celestial pole. Stars close to the poles move in small circles and never go below the horizon. These stars a callled circumpolar."
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