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What compass direction is the observer facing when viewing polaris?
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∙ 13y ago
You would face north.
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Where does your image appear when you look in a mirror?
The image location is where the observer is sighting when viewing the image.
Do planes only fly clockwise around the world?
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When a mirror is used in lieu of an observer when towing skiers the mirror must have?
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Why do people who live in Australia never see Polaris?
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Do constellations change depending on the country you are viewing them from?
No. The pattern made by a group of stars doesn't change, although its place and orientationin the sky depend on the observer's location, the time of night, and the time of year.
What is 180 degree looks like?
180 degrees would look like a straight line if viewing it in the form of an angle. It is also defined as the exact opposite direction of the initial direction.
Does an atom have a top and bottom?
No. Atoms are usually considered as spheres so the top or the bottom of one depends entirely on what direction you are viewing it from.
Is it better to view stars in winter or spring?
winter is better for viewing. The nights are much more clear albeit cold for the observer. Many of the brighter stars and contellations are visible thru the night in the winter months.
Where is betelgeuse located in the hunter Orion?
Betelgeuse marks the "Hunter's" right shoulder. For a northern-Hemisphere observer viewing the constellation, it's the bright, reddish star in the upper-left corner of Orion's main rectangle.
What is the meaning of conometer?
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Is it me or you have dreamed where it is just black?
Black and white dreams generally represent your lack of emotional participation in the dream. If you are dreaming in black and white, it means that you are viewing the dream as an observer, and not experiencing the events first-hand. It represents the distance from you and the emotional events you see happening.
How does wind become wind from nothing?
Wind is air in motion and is described as to speed and direction-Out of the South at ten miles per hour, to give one. It is probably a corrollary of the earth"s rotation and centrifugal force. I never thought of it that way ( where does the wind come from) The direction can be refined ( from a weather observer"s standpoint, by tracking unmanned weather balloons, the Balloons float in the atmosphere and move at the speed and direction of the wind. They are tracked, viewing conditions permitting, by a special type of Theodolite called a Pibal Theodolite- or Pilot Balloon theodolite. The Pilot prefix is misleading as it assumes these things are under volitional, manned control, they are not.
