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What is the angle between the northern horizon and the North star Polaris if your latitude is 75 degrees north?
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The North star will be 75 degrees above the horizon. Whatever degree you are at latitude, the North star will be the same degrees up.
So at the north pole (90 degrees north), the star will be at the zenith (straight up). While at the equator (0 degrees north) the star will be at the horizon.
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What is the difference between latitude 30N and latitude 00S?
If you meant the degree difference, it is a 30 degree latitude difference between 30 degrees north latitude and 0 degrees longitude.If you meant the difference in features:0 degrees latitude is longer than 30 degrees north latitude.30 degrees north latitude is located in the northern hemisphere while 0 degrees latitude is located in the middle of the northern and southern hemispheres.
How do you measure latitude by polaris?
Polaris (or the North Star) is almost directly above the North pole. This means that when you stand on the north pole and look directly up, you will see Polaris. This also means that when you stand at the equator and look directly north, you will see Polaris on the horizon. You can not see Polaris from the Southern Hemisphere. The angle Polaris is above the horizon is equal to the degree latitude that you are standing on. Therefore at the equator, Polaris is 0 degrees above the horizon and at the north pole, Polaris is 90 degrees above the horizon.
How are the altitude of polaris and latitude of an observer related?
angle it makes with respect to horizon is equal to observers latitude. i.e. Philadelphia latitude 40 degrees so Polaris 40 degrees above horizon
What is the altitude of Polaris if your latitude is 41 degrees south?
You would never see Polaris there because it would always be 41 degrees or more below the northern horizon. On the other hand you can see many fine stars and constellations that are never seen in North Europe or the north of the USA and Canada.
At what latitude would an observer on earth find the altitude of polarris to be 37 degrees?
37 degrees north latitude
What is the latitude of an observer if the altitude of polaris is 43 degrees?
The latitude of the observer is equal to the altitude of Polaris. Therefore, if the altitude of Polaris is 43 degrees, then the latitude of the observer is 43 degrees.
If you measure polaris at an altitude of 60 degrees where are you on earth?
If Polaris appears 60° above the northern horizon, then you are pretty near 60° north latitude. If you're on the equator ... 0° north latitude ... then Polaris is on the horizon ... 0° altitude. If you're at the north pole ... 90° north latitude ... then Polaris is over your head ... 90° altitude. The altitude above the northern horizon at which Polaris appears is nearly identical to your north latitude. ================================================= The difference (error) between Polaris and the real North Celestial Pole is about 0.7 degree. Not good enough for precise navigation or surveying, but just fine for directions when you're hiking.
If the angle between Polaris and the horizon is 40 degress what is your approximate latitude?
The latitude would also be approximately 40 degrees in this case.
What is the difference between latitude 30N and latitude 00S?
If you meant the degree difference, it is a 30 degree latitude difference between 30 degrees north latitude and 0 degrees longitude.If you meant the difference in features:0 degrees latitude is longer than 30 degrees north latitude.30 degrees north latitude is located in the northern hemisphere while 0 degrees latitude is located in the middle of the northern and southern hemispheres.
What is the angle of Polaris above the horizon at New Orleans Louisiana?
The angle of Polaris above the horizon is the same as the latitude from which you are trying to measure it. Hollywood Florida has a latitude of ~26 degrees, so Polaris is 26 degrees above the northern horizon.
How do you measure latitude by polaris?
Polaris (or the North Star) is almost directly above the North pole. This means that when you stand on the north pole and look directly up, you will see Polaris. This also means that when you stand at the equator and look directly north, you will see Polaris on the horizon. You can not see Polaris from the Southern Hemisphere. The angle Polaris is above the horizon is equal to the degree latitude that you are standing on. Therefore at the equator, Polaris is 0 degrees above the horizon and at the north pole, Polaris is 90 degrees above the horizon.
How are the altitude of polaris and latitude of an observer related?
angle it makes with respect to horizon is equal to observers latitude. i.e. Philadelphia latitude 40 degrees so Polaris 40 degrees above horizon
What is the altitude of Polaris if your latitude is 41 degrees south?
You would never see Polaris there because it would always be 41 degrees or more below the northern horizon. On the other hand you can see many fine stars and constellations that are never seen in North Europe or the north of the USA and Canada.
What is the altitude or polaris in utica?
43 degrees because the altitude of polaris is equal to the latitude of utica.
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.
How do you find the angle of the altitude of Polaris?
The angle of the altitude of Polaris is equal to the observer's latitude. However, this is only true if you are in the Northern Hemisphere. For example, at the North Pole it is directly overhead and at the equator it is on the horizon and at 45 degrees North it is 45 degrees above you.
What is the movement of polaris with change of latitude?
Polaris' 'elevation' ... the angle between it and your northern horizon ... is roughly equal to your north latitude. When you are . . . . . . on the equator (zero latitude), Polaris is on your horizon; . . . in Salem Oregon, Minneapolis, Grenoble France, Torino Italy, Ploiesti Romania, Jixi China, Wakkania Japan, etc. (45 degrees north latitude), Polaris is 45 degrees above your northern horizon; . . . at the north pole (90 degrees north latitude), Polaris is directly overhead; . . . south of the equator, Polaris is due north of you but below the horizon.
