That's the star's "azimuth".
That's the star's "azimuth".
That's the star's "azimuth".
That's referred to as the star's "declination".
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Latitude.
lines of latitude
Latitude
Latitude.
the degree of polaris on the horizon is your latitude. Shows the curvature of the earth. When the degree of polaris is 1 degree greater, you move the some distance if you move another degree. Shows how everything is equally distant from the center.
If the star Polaris is 29 degrees above the horizon, then your latitude is about 29 degrees North.Polaris is not exactly above the North Pole, but it is only about one-half degree away from that.
yes longitude is measured from side to side on earth
Imbeciles who cannot spell. Other people measure the distance north or south of the equator.