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USCG General Navigation (Set 46)

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Deneb is found in what constellation?

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#1 Deneb is found in what constellation? #2 What is the equivalent of 37 min. 32 sec. in arc units? #3 What is the major problem with taking high altitude sun observations? #4 When you are steering on a pair of range lights and find the upper light is in line above the lower light, you should __________. #5 Planetary aberration is due, in part, to __________. #6 The magnitude of three stars is indicated. Which star is the brightest? #7 What is the relative bearing of an object broad on the starboard bow? #8 When does the sidereal day begin? #9 A large group of stars revolving around a center is known as a __________. #10 A variable star is one that __________. #11 What is the relative bearing of an object broad on the starboard quarter? #12 A parallax correction is NOT applied to observations of the __________. #13 Some locations maintain a zone time of -13. What are the zone time and date if the Greenwich time and date are 0152, 10 January? #14 A nautical mile is a distance of approximately how much greater than or less than a statute mile? #15 15° of latitude is equal to __________. #16 In the Sargasso Sea there are large quantities of seaweed and no well defined currents. This area is located in the __________. #17 In the horizon system of coordinates what is equivalent to longitude on the Earth? #18 A group of stars which appear close together and form a striking configuration such as a person or animal is a __________. #19 You are heading in a northerly direction when you come across an easterly current. Your vessel will __________. #20 The prime vertical is the great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through the __________. #21 The radius of a circle of equal altitude of a body is equal to the __________. #22 The winter solstice is the point where the Sun is at __________. #23 The north equatorial current flows to the __________. #24 The lunar day is also known as the __________. #25 The Milky Way is an example of a __________. #26 The phase correction should be applied to sights of Venus and Mars __________. #27 The Sun at a maximum declination north would be approximately at __________. #28 The points where the Sun is at 0° declination are known as __________. #29 The constellation that contains the pointer stars is __________. #30 What is the relative bearing of an object broad on the port bow?

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