Lecture- Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy
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Author: Edward E. Prather, Tim P. Slater, Jeff P. Adams, Gina Brissenden
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Chapter 4, Problem 2THP
In the blank boxes below, sketch how the Moon would appear from Earth for the fourMoon positions that you did notchoose in Question 1. Be sure to label each sketch withthe corresponding letter indicating the Moon’s position from Figure 1.
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Lecture- Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy
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