It depends on the star some star sizes are bigger and some are smaller. the sun is 2,713,406 miles around. the sun is a average star.
That's the star's "azimuth".
That's the star's "azimuth".
That's the star's "azimuth".
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Almost . . ."Altitude" is the apparent angle of the object above the horizon.
The distance of a star on the horizon, measured in degrees, is called its azimuth. Azimuth is the angle measured clockwise from true north to the star's position in the sky. It can range from 0° (north) to 360° (back to north).
Sextant, instrument for determining the angle between the horizon and a celestial body such as the Sun, the Moon, or a star, used in celestial navigation to determine latitude and longitude. ... The angular distance of the star above the horizon is then read from the graduated arc of the sextant
It is too high in the sky, given it's position near the North Celestial Pole (the North Star), It appears to rotate around the North Star, and in midwestern American latitudes it never dips below the horizon.
Azimuth is the horizontal angular distance measured clockwise from true north, while altitude is the vertical angular distance above the horizon. Together, these coordinates help locate a star's position in the sky.
Actually, altitude is the height of an object above a specific reference point, usually the observer's horizon. It is measured in degrees, with 0 degrees being right on the horizon and 90 degrees directly overhead.
The appearance of a flat horizon when viewed from a distance is caused by the curvature of the Earth.
We would typically use a sextant to measure the angle of a star above the horizon.