1. Using a star map, determine which bright stars, if any, could someday mark the location of the vernal equinox. Give the approximate years when this should happen. 2. What is the phase of the Moon...

1. Using a star map, determine which bright stars, if any, could someday mark the location of the vernal equinox. Give the approximate years when this should happen.

2. What is the phase of the Moon if it a. rises at 3 A.M.? b. sets at 9 P.M.? At what time does c. the full Moon set? d. the first quarter Moon rise?

3. How do we know that the phases of the Moon are not due to the Moon moving in the Earth’s shadow?