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Check ALL the choices that are true about the constellation Orion: multiple choices question

A)Orion appears to rise is the East and Set in the West.

B)Orion is near the celestial equator. Orion appears highest in the Southern sky.

C)Orion appears to rise in the West and set in the East. Orion appears highest in the Northern sky.

D)Orion is a circumpolar constellation.

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Answer:

Option A: True

It seems as though Orion rises in the east and sets in the west. But in actuality, there is no movement of the stars in the sky. The movement of the earth appears to cause them to shift positions.

Option B: True

The constellation Orion is visible from both the northern and southern hemispheres and is situated on the celestial equator.

In the northern hemisphere, it’s clearly visible in the southern sky, especially during the winter and spring seasons.

Option C: False

Orion does not appear to rise in the West and is set in the East. It appears highest in the Southern sky.

Option D: False

Orion is not a circumpolar constellation. A circumpolar constellation is one that never sets below the horizon when viewed from Earth. Around the "fixed" North Star, Polaris, in the northern hemisphere, the stars and constellations appear to move in a circle counterclockwise. Cassiopeia and Draco are circumpolar constellations.

Step-by-step explanation:

Northern Hemisphere: Orion rises in the east and sets in the west in the northern hemisphere. The constellation first appears in the night sky in December around 8 p.m. and slowly moves west until 6 a.m.

In the months of January through March, it first appears in the southeast around 6 p.m. and gradually disappears from sight around 2 a.m. In April, keep an eye out for Orion around 9 o'clock in the southwest and watch it set at midnight.

Southern Hemisphere: In December, Orion can be seen at around 10 p.m. low on the eastern horizon. Up until six in the morning, it moves slowly west. From January to March, around 10 o'clock, it’s visible in the northeast. By 4 am, it will have gradually descended to the horizon. In April, it rises in the northwest at about 8 o'clock and sets at about midnight.

From the Greek to the Roman, Chinese, and Aztec civilizations, Orion has a long history. The Orion Constellation is depicted in fascinating prehistoric Aurignacian ivory carvings that date as far back as 38000 years. The vast number of stars in the Orion nebulae captivate astronomers. They predict that many more exoplanets will be discovered through closer observations using larger telescopes. Exoplanets are fascinating because they orbit the main star and might have features that are similar to those in our solar system.

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