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The sextant is used in celestial navigation.
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What instrument is used to measure sun's altitude?
what are all the instruments use to measure altitude
How much higher is the sun at noon compared to midnight at latitude 80 degrees north - on days where the sun never sets?
First, we need the "transit altitude" of the celestial equator, at 80 degrees north. That's 90 - 80 degrees = 10 degrees. At noon (local apparent noon) the Sun's altitude will be: 10 degrees + the Sun's declination. That's the altitude of the Sun's "upper culmination". At "midnight" (the Sun's "lower culmination") the Sun's altitude will be: the Sun's declination - 10 degrees. So, the difference in altitude is 20 degrees. The Sun is 20 degrees higher at noon.
What is an instrument for simulating the apparent motions of the sun moon and other celestial bodies against a background of stars?
Solar System models, especially mechanical models are called orreries.
Does latitude and altitude affect the climate of the Mojave desert?
The Mojave desert does not have much altitude, but if where ever is closest to the sun and out in the open is the hottest.
How does altitude of the solar noon sun change from December 21 to June 21?
the tilt goes towards the sun, the seasons chang from winter to summer
The astrolable was associated with?
It is an astronomical instrument for taking the altitude of the sun or stars
What is Astrolable?
an astronomical instrument for taking the altitude of the sun or stars and for the solution of other problems in astronomy and navigation: used by Greek astronomers from about 200 b.c. and by Arab astronomers from the Middle Ages until superseded by the sextant.
What instrument measures the altitude of the sun?
an anemoeter
What instrument is used to measure sun's altitude?
what are all the instruments use to measure altitude
What is the definition of astrolabe?
an instrument formerly used to measure the altitude of stars and planets [Greek astron star + lambanein to take] An ancient instrument used widely in medieval times by navigators and astronomers to determine latitude, longitude, and time of day. The device employed a disk with 360 degrees marked on its circumference. Users took readings from an indicator that pivoted around the center of the suspended device like the hand of a clock. The astrolabe was a navigational instrument formerly used for taking bearings of the sun and stars replaced by the sextant in the 18th century I hope this helped dude...
What is a backstaff?
A backstaff is a an early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
How do you you use astrolabe in a sentence?
The scientist used an astrolabe to find the altitude of the sun and stars.
What does the astrolabe measure?
It is a mediaeval instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and other sky objects, now replaced by the sextant.
What instrument made it possible for sailors to calcute their position by the sun and stars?
The sextant and the clock.
What instrument measures the earth's rotation?
Depends what you mean by instrument but I guess the sun, mmon and stars are pretty good indicators to use.
What explorers used a quadrant?
Explorers such as Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan used a quadrant, a navigational instrument, to measure the altitude of celestial bodies like the sun or stars to determine their position at sea. This helped them navigate and map their way during their explorations.
Do stars revolve around the sun?
Our sun IS a star, so in reference to our solar system, no, there are no stars (suns) that orbit our sun.
