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What is the approximate altitude of polaris above Syracuse New York?
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What could be the approximate location of an observer if he measured the altitude of Polaris to be 41 degrees above the horizon?
New York City.
What is the altitude of polaris above the horizon at the tropic of cancer?
Polaris will be 23.5 degrees above the northern horizon when viewed from the Tropic of Cancer.
What is the altitude of polaris above the northern horizon for observer a?
90 degrees
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.
What happens to the altitude of polaris as you move west?
The angle of Polaris above the northern horizon increases.
What is the altitude of Polaris on a clear night?
The altitude doesn't depend much on whether the night is clear.If you live in the northern hemisphere, the altitude of Polaris above the horizon will APPROXIMATELY be equal to your latitude. If you live in the southern hemisphere, Polaris will be BELOW the horizon, as many degrees as you are south of the equator.
In which direction you can find the star dhru?
It seems that "Dhruv" or "Dhruva" is identified with the pole star - probably Polaris. That one is to the north, at a altitude, above the horizon, approximate equal to your latitude. (If you live 50 degrees north, it should be 50 degrees above the horizon.)
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.
Does the altitude of polaris change?
Yes. Two thousand years ago, the current Polaris was not the North Star. By the end of the 21st Century it will not be above the North Pole.
What is the declination of polaris from Glasgow?
The "declination" of a star is its position in the sky on the celestial sphere, which stays the same for any observer.You may be thinking about how high Polaris is above the horizon.That's its "altitude".The altitude of Polaris always equals the latitude of the observer.That's been a great help to seafarers for centuries.Polaris has a declination of nearly 90 degrees.From Glasgow, its altitude in the northern sky is equal to the latitude of Glasgow.The latitude of Glasgow is about 55.9 degrees.So, the altitude of Polaris in Glasgow is about 55.9 degrees.
What is the altitude of Polaris above the horizon at the tropic of Capricorn?
it's 23 degrees below the horizon; you won't see it.
If you sight Polaris with an astrolabe and determine its altitude is 20 and deg above the horizon then what does this tell you about your position on the Earth?
You must be 20° above (north) the equator
