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En relación con el orto y el ocaso de las estrellas, indique la afirmación INCORRECTA.On the rising and setting of stars, choose the INCORRECT statement.

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Correct answer: d) Stars have no rising or setting if their angular distance from the pole is greater than the observer’s latitude.

Why it is correct

It is the reverse: they do not rise or set if that distance is less than the latitude.

Why the others are not

  • a) This is correct, so it is not the answer.
  • b) This is correct, so it is not the answer.
  • c) This is correct, so it is not the answer.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Circumpolar: codeclination less than latitude.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Sight reduction

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