The Time Interval from Seeing the Bright Star Regulus Rise

question 199

Multiple Choice

The time interval from seeing the bright star Regulus rise over the eastern horizon until it rises again the following evening is

• A) a solar day.
• B) a sidereal day.
• C) neither a solar day nor a sidereal day.
• D) both a solar day and a sidereal day because these are the same for objects other than the Sun.

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