If Scorpius Is Now Prominent in the Summer Sky, in 13,000

question 88

Multiple Choice

If Scorpius is now prominent in the summer sky, in 13,000 years it will be best seen

• A) at the same season; the heavens do not change.
• B) in the winter sky.
• C) in the spring sky.
• D) in the autumn.
• E) It will not be visible then at all. All of its stars will have vanished by then.

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