Recall that one hour of right ascension is equal to 15 degrees. One minute of right ascension is equal to 0.25 degrees. During a full moon, the sun and the moon are 180 degrees apart from one another in the sky. How many hours of right ascension separate the sun and moon during a full moon? a) 180 hoursb) 24 hoursc) 12 hoursd) 165 hourse) 6 hoursf) 2 hoursg) 15 hours

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Arielle Silva

Geography

5 July, 19:30

Recall that one hour of right ascension is equal to 15 degrees. One minute of right ascension is equal to 0.25 degrees. During a full moon, the sun and the moon are 180 degrees apart from one another in the sky. How many hours of right ascension separate the sun and moon during a full moon? a) 180 hoursb) 24 hoursc) 12 hoursd) 165 hourse) 6 hoursf) 2 hoursg) 15 hours

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Carla Dawson · Answer 1

The right answer is option C

Explanation:

One hour of right ascension = 15 degrees

one minute of right ascension = 0.25 degrees

The sun and moon are 180 degrees apart.

We convert 180 degrees to hours by dividing by 15 degrees

180 / 15 = 12 hours

The right answer is option C