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How far from zenith is the celestial equator when it crosses the celestial?
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The angle between the celestial equator and your personal zenith is equal to the
latitude of your location.
(Whether it's north or south latitude doesn't matter, and neither does your longitude
or the time of day or night where you are.)
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How far is the Equator from West Virginia?
West Virginia is north of the equator, so from West Virginia you would travel south. It is a long way south of, as it crosses through South America.
How far does Indonesia extend from the west to the east in terms of longitude?
Every place on the equator has zero latitude.The equator crosses territory of Indonesia at several placesbetween 98° to 131° east longitude.
How far is townsville from equator?
how far is townsville, Australia from the equator
How far is Chile from the equator?
From Chile's northern city of Arica to the equator is over 1,200 miles. It is about the same distance from Nicaragua to the equator.
Why continents far from equator colder than countries near the equator?
s far at the equator colder than contries near the equator
What is the definition of zenith?
The highest point. It is used especially about the position of the sun; when the sun is at its zenith, it is as far from the horizon as it gets. At the equator, when the sun is at the zenith, it is right overhead.
How far is the celestial equator?
The celestion equator is not a fixed object; it is more like a direction in space. Or in this case, a set of directions.
How far is the Equator from West Virginia?
West Virginia is north of the equator, so from West Virginia you would travel south. It is a long way south of, as it crosses through South America.
How far from Ireland to Australia?
The distance from Ireland to Australia is 9693.88 miles or 15600.8 kilometers. The path crosses the equator and at least 9 time zones.
Where would the ecliptic be in the northern hemisphere?
This is difficult to describe in text, without sketches, but I'll try: -- First, the 'equator' of the sky: That's a line all around the sky that's exactly over the Earth's equator. In your sky, wherever you are, this 'celestial' equator is a semi-circle from the exactly-east point on your horizon to the exactly-west point. Its highest point is due south of you, and at that point, its height above your southern horizon is (90 degrees minus your latitude). If you're on the equator, then the celestial equator passes right over your head. If you're at the north pole, then the celestial equator coincides with your horizon. If you're in Minneapolis, Salem OR, Bangor, Grenoble, Torino, or Belgrade, at 45° north latitude, then it passes 45° above your south horizon. -- The highest of the 3 stars in Orion's belt is on the celestial equator. -- The ecliptic is another line all the way around the sky. It crosses the celestial equator at two places, and it's tilted 231/2 degrees to the equator. So half of the ecliptic is above (north) of the equator, and the other half of it is below the sky's equator. -- Through the day, as the Earth turns, one of the two points where the ecliptic crosses the equator will be in your sky at any one time. The ecliptic will appear high in your sky for half of the day, and low in the sky for the other half. The point where it crosses directly south of you will wiggle up and down through a total of 47 degrees in 24 hours. -- The left pincher of Scorpius and the heart of Leo (Regulus) are on the ecliptic. The eye of Taurus (Aldeberan) is not too far off of it. The ecliptic is actually the line where the plane of Earth's orbit cuts through the 'bowl' of the sky. Some of the results are: -- The sun is always on the ecliptic. -- The planets are always close to the ecliptic. Now, in mid-2013, Jupiter is smack on it. -- The moon is always within about 51/2 degrees of the ecliptic. -- In Summer, the sun is high, so the ecliptic ... with the moon and planets ... is low during the night. -- In Winter, the sun is low, so the ecliptic ... with the moon and planets ... is high during the night. Remember those two points where the ecliptic crosses the celestial equator ? Those points in the sky are the 'equinoxes'. Those points are where the sun is on March 21 and September 21.
How far does Indonesia extend from the west to the east in terms of longitude?
Every place on the equator has zero latitude.The equator crosses territory of Indonesia at several placesbetween 98° to 131° east longitude.
Why can you see the sky from the north pole to the equator when you can only see a few miles of water to the horizon and you can't see airplane tracks that far away - I do not understand this?
What, exactly, did you see? - You can basically see anything for which you have line-of-sight, that is, if a straight line between the object and you doesn't go below the horizon. I think the questioner may be mixing up the "celestial equator" and the Earth's equator. The celestial equator is the "projection" of the Earth's equator onto the sky. It a great distance away, effectively at infinity. Let's consider the difference between the two equators. Normally, you can see only a few miles to the horizon, depending on your height above your surroundings. Obviously you can't see the Earth's equator from the North Pole. Things above ground such as airplane tracks can be seen when they are further away than the horizon, but still your visibility is limited by the Earth's surface. However, from the North Pole, you can see as far south in the sky as the celestial equator. So, you could just about see a star in that part of the sky. The stars are light years away, of course. Imagine you are near a distant star on the celestial equator. In theory, at that distance, you could see one full hemisphere of the Earth from pole to pole. So, someone at the Earth's North Pole could see that star. To sum up: it's because the stars are so far away that you can see a star on the celestial equator from the North Pole.
How far is townsville from equator?
how far is townsville, Australia from the equator
How far is Chile from the equator?
From Chile's northern city of Arica to the equator is over 1,200 miles. It is about the same distance from Nicaragua to the equator.
Why continents far from equator colder than countries near the equator?
s far at the equator colder than contries near the equator
Which is The place that is far away from the equator?
The North Pole and the South Pole are far away from the equator.
How far is Nicaragua from the Equator?
About 828 miles north of the Equator.
