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$1.50	Closed	General Astronomy	PhysicsHelp The acceleration due to gravity near a planet's surface is known to be 3 m/s^2. If the escape speed from the planet is 8.42 km/s determine its radius, find the mass of the planet, if a probe is...	Nov. 16, 2009
$1.00	Closed	General Astronomy	Earth Space Science The spherical shell around the solar system that produces comets, which rarely have orbits that bring them to the inner solar system, is called the ____. Answer Belt of Orion Planetesi...	Oct. 15, 2009
$1.00	Closed	General Astronomy	Earth Space Science Which of the following is a false statement? Stars that appear the brightest are of the first magnitude, while the faintest stars visible to the unaided eye are of the sixth magnitude. Most stars...	Oct. 15, 2009
$1.00	Closed	The Solar System	Can Uranus and Neptune currently be seen with an 8 inch catadioptric telescope? Can Uranus and Neptune currently be seen with an 8 inch catadioptric telescope?	Oct. 07, 2009
$1.00	Closed	Elementary Astrophysics	Calculate angular diameter of Star A star of temperature 3000K is observed to emit 3 x 10^-14 W cm^ -2 at earth, calculate it's angular diamter. Thanks!	Sep. 30, 2009
$1.00	Closed	General Astronomy	astronomy help If the solar system were 10cm across,how big would the milky way galaxy be on that scale?use the orbit of neptune as the outer edge of the solar system.Please show me how to do it so i know how,you...	Sep. 14, 2009
$1.00	Closed	General Astronomy	If the solar system were 10cm across,how If the solar system were 10cm across,how big would the the milky way galaxy be on that scale?please show your work so i can understand it after this.Use orbit of neptune as the outer edge of the...	Sep. 11, 2009
$1.00	Closed	General Astronomy	help me understand this if the delta l help me understand this if the delta longitude in degrees is represented by DL1 the formulca is DL1 = Day2 - Day1 Day 2 is = 15.14 and Day 1 is a negative 10.22	Sep. 06, 2009
$50.00	Closed	General Astronomy	Solar system What is the biggest planet in our solar system?	Aug. 24, 2009
$5.00	Closed	General Astronomy	MAT 116 Week 8 Assignment..... MAT 116 Week 8 Assignment.....	Aug. 21, 2009
$1.00	Closed	General Astronomy	Size of the earth What is the circumference of the earth in meters?	Jul. 31, 2009
$10.00	Closed	General Astronomy	Astr help ASAP 1.The star Antares has a surface temperature of 3300K, while the sun has a surface temperature of 5700K. Also Antares is 10,000 times more luminous than the sun. Which star is larger? Calculate the...	Jul. 28, 2009
$1.00	Closed	General Astronomy	Meteor strike 65,000,000 years ago Has any theory of the extinction of the dinosurs considered that the meteor that hit in the Yucatan Peninsula CAUSED the massive volcanic eruptions? Stupid question from a non scientist. thanks!	Jul. 10, 2009
$5.00	Closed	Elementary Astronomy	Atronomy Math Help 1. Rewrite the following expression in the simplest form possible: ccddccc. 2. Rewrite the following expression in the simplest form possible: efggffe/effffg. 3. Rewrite the following...	Jun. 14, 2009
$1.00	Closed	General Astronomy	explain how to make a simple astronmical explain how to make a simple astronmical observation that would determine your latitudes	Jun. 05, 2009
$1.00	Closed	General Astronomy	sun latitued On May 30th where should you go (latitude) to see the sun directly overhead?	Jun. 02, 2009
$1.00	Closed	General Astronomy	Ikeep hearing that stars cannot be photo Ikeep hearing that stars cannot be photographed from orbit on the ISS or from on the moon by Apollo missions, due to the intense ambient light. Why would this be true from the ISS when on the night-ti...	May. 20, 2009
$10.00	Closed	General Astronomy	question a-1, ii Please help with question a-1, ii in the attached document.	May. 19, 2009
$100.00	Closed	The Solar System	I REALLY NEED HELP IN SCIENCE. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT 1.)why are some layers of the sun hotter than others 2.) what events take place on surface and/or atmosphere of the sun 3.) how does the sun compare to earth with respect to : size, temperature,...	May. 14, 2009
$75.00	Closed	General Astronomy	Help with Inversion of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Currently, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence is a major area of scientific research. While most work has focused on detecting radio broadcasts due to extraterrestrial life, there have...	May. 14, 2009