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Does A star reach its maximum altitude when located on the meridian line?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes.
the maximum altitude is called the zenith (directly overhead) (90 degrees from the horizon) (normal to the surface)
if the star you are concerned with is the sun this happens at noon (real noon, not a standard time zone noon)
but it wont happen with the sun unless you are within 23.5 degrees of the equator
if you are in Canada you can have stars in draco, ursa major or cassiopea in the zenith
this happens once every 24 hours if we approximate
or 2 times a year with stars within 23.5 degrees of our latatude if we are more exact
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