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Indique la opción correcta:Mark the correct option:

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Correct answer: c) Polaris lies on the line of the last two stars of the Great Bear (Merak and Dubhe), extended about four or five times their distance

Why it is correct

Extending Merak-Dubhe about five times reaches Polaris. Circumpolar bodies do cross the lower meridian, and the Sun rises due east only at equinoxes.

Why the others are not

  • a) They do, above the horizon.
  • b) Only at equinoxes.
  • d) Only c.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Merak-Dubhe ×5: Polaris.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Sight reduction

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