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El Ecuador Celeste con respecto a la Constelación de Orión:How does the celestial equator lie in relation to the constellation Orion?
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Correct answer: c) It divides it so that roughly half lies in the Northern Hemisphere and half in the Southern Hemisphere.
Why it is correct
The celestial equator runs right through the middle of Orion along the Belt (Mintaka lies almost on the celestial equator at δ ≈ 0°), leaving the northern half (Betelgeuse, Bellatrix) in the northern celestial hemisphere and the southern half (Rigel, Saiph) in the southern.
Why the others are not
- a) Rigel and Saiph have southerly declinations.
- b) Betelgeuse and Bellatrix have northerly declinations.
- d) The celestial equator passes right through Orion’s Belt.
How to work it out in the exam
- Celestial equator: bisects Orion along its Belt between the N and S hemispheres.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 1ª convocatoria · CY Tipo 1 · question 2 Official paper · Official answer key
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