Multiple Choice
A planet will be observed (through a telescope) to have a crescent shape whenever it is close to which point as seen from Earth? (It may help to draw a diagram and show the sunlit side of the planet on it.)
A) perihelion
B) superior conjunction
C) opposition
D) inferior conjunction
Correct Answer:
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