Using Stellarium Web, change your location to the town of Auvers-sur-Oise by pasting 49.070720, 2.169886 into the search box. Double check that the location says Auvers-sur-Oise, France then click on the "> Use this Location" button. It should now show AUVERS-SUR-OISE in the box at the lower left. Next, change your observing date to 1890-06-16. Look to the West and adjust the time of day to be shortly after sunset (while the sky is not yet fully dark). Do you see a bright object in the sky, just above the tree? This is most likely the object depicted in Van Gogh’s painting. Click on the object to see information about it. Answer the questions below: a. The bright object in the sky which Van Gogh painted was probably:

b. The object’s azimuth is:

c. The object’s altitude is:

d. The object’s apparent magnitude is:

e. It’s distance from the Sun in AU was:

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bacteria that live on the ocean floor are sustained by phytoplankton. phytoplankton, microscopic marine photosynthetic organisms, have a vastly significant role to play not only in the marine food web of which they’re part of, but also on a more global scale. despite their infinitely small size in comparison to other marine organisms, these tiny creatures occupy an immensely important ecological niche: they are the foundation of the marine food web, and as primary producers, play key roles in supporting all other organisms in the marine environment, as well as in the regulation of the earth’s climate through the sequestration of carbon, oxygen production, and other related processes. phytoplankton account for roughly half of all global primary productivity; therefore, their significance extends far beyond the marine environment alone. there is an intriguing sense of irony in the realization that these tiny living beings that often live out their existence unnoticed and undetected by the rest of the world, have such a far-reaching impact on the lives of virtually all other living organisms on the planet, particularly on those in the marine environment. the world that we have become accustomed to has been and is continuously shaped by the workings of these miniscule yet vital “plants of the sea”.

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