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Where are you if it is midnight the moon is rising in the east and polaris is just over the horizon?
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∙ 15y ago
It sounds to me like you're near the tropic of cancer, in which case it wouldn't really matter where the moon was rising. The moon generally always rises in an easterly direction, except when you're traveling east near orbital velocity.
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A full Moon will be on the horizon at?
Setting in the west at sunrise, or rising in the east at sunset.
Do circumpolar stars rise in the east?
No they do not. By definition circumpolar stars do not "rise". They are above the observer's horizon at all times.
If you can see the moon in the east it is an what moon?
That all depends what time of day you see it in the east. If it's rising in the east within a few hours before the sun, it's a waning crescent. If it's rising in the east around Noon, it's at First Quarter, and appears half illuminated. If it's rising in the east just as the sun is setting in the west, then it's full. If it's rising in the east around midnight, then it's at Last Quarter, and is half illuminated.
As a ship crosses the prime meridian an observer on the ship measures the altitude to polaris is 60 degrees what is the ships location?
The Prime Meridian is by definition 0 degrees longitude. So that part is a given simply because you're at the Prime Meridian. Polaris is directly over the North axial pole. If you were at the equator, Polaris would be right at the horizon (zero degrees above the horizon). If you moved 10 degrees north, Polaris would appear above the horizon by the same amount. So if Polaris is 50 degrees above the horizon, you must be 50 degrees north of the equator (meaning you're at 50 degrees North latitude).
What direction is the planet Saturn is it north south east or west?
(This answer applies to the United States) As of late February, 2009, Saturn is visible as the brightest object well above the horizon in the southeastern sky around Midnight. (It will be farther east and lower earlier in the evening, and farther to the south and higher in the sky after midnight.)
A full Moon will be on the horizon at?
Setting in the west at sunrise, or rising in the east at sunset.
When a star travels from a position below the observers horizon to a position above the observers horizon the star is rising?
The star is considered rising. Also, it is setting when it is the opposite (moving from above the horizon to below.)
When the moon crosses the eastern side of the horizon plane is it rising or setting?
its rising because the moon moves like the sun, from east to west.
When the moon crosses the western side of the horizon plane is it rising or setting?
If you see the Moon on the western horizon, it is setting in the sky.Both the moon and the sun RISE IN THE EAST AND SET IN THE WEST.
Do circumpolar stars rise in the east?
No they do not. By definition circumpolar stars do not "rise". They are above the observer's horizon at all times.
If you can see the moon in the east it is an what moon?
That all depends what time of day you see it in the east. If it's rising in the east within a few hours before the sun, it's a waning crescent. If it's rising in the east around Noon, it's at First Quarter, and appears half illuminated. If it's rising in the east just as the sun is setting in the west, then it's full. If it's rising in the east around midnight, then it's at Last Quarter, and is half illuminated.
Where does the moon appear to rise?
As moon revolves around the earth and earth rotates. The moon appears to move from below horizon to above. The relative motion above the horizon gives an illusion of rising and setting from east to west.
When was East of Midnight created?
East of Midnight was created in 1986-06.
When was Rising from the East created?
Rising from the East was created in 1996.
As a ship crosses the prime meridian an observer on the ship measures the altitude to polaris is 60 degrees what is the ships location?
The Prime Meridian is by definition 0 degrees longitude. So that part is a given simply because you're at the Prime Meridian. Polaris is directly over the North axial pole. If you were at the equator, Polaris would be right at the horizon (zero degrees above the horizon). If you moved 10 degrees north, Polaris would appear above the horizon by the same amount. So if Polaris is 50 degrees above the horizon, you must be 50 degrees north of the equator (meaning you're at 50 degrees North latitude).
How do you find the altitude of Polaris with a east longitude of 149 degrees and a south latitude of 35 degrees?
The altitude of Polaris is roughly equal to your north latitude. Your longitude has no effect on it.At 35 degrees south latitude, the altituide of Polaris is negative 35 degrees. In other words,it's 35 degrees below the point on the horizon due north of you, and you can't see it.
When was Rising in the East created?
Rising in the East was created on 2005-11-08.
