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PHSC 10800 Earth as a Planet: Exploring our Place in the Universe Moon Journal Lab Questions 1) Sketch and indicate the relative positioning of the Earth, Moon, and Sun for each of the observations you made based on the phases of the Moon you observed. You can do this on a single sketch, labeling each entry on it or sketch the relative positions for each entry individually. 2) Based on your observations, what is your best estimate for the number of days that a Lunar Cycle lasts? Remember that a Lunar Cycle is the amount of time it takes for a given phase to be seen again (for example, time from Full Moon to Full Moon) . Use your observations to make a solid argument, do not feel your observations have to lead you to conclude that the lunar cycle lasts 29.5 days (the accepted value). What is important is for you to interpret what is recorded in your journal. I"counted"the"number"of"days"it"took"for"the"moon"to"look"almost"identical"in"2"observations

3) The time at which the Moon rises in the sky every day is later than the day before it. Do you see any evidence for this effect in your Moon journal? If yes, explain what that evidence is and why it supports that statement. If no, how could you have changed your observations to see that effect? The"angle"at"which"I"tilted"my"phone"to"get"the"direction"of"the"moon"changed"by"around"12...