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What is the highest altitude the moon can appear in the sky when viewed from 45 degrees north latitude?
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The moon's orbit is inclined about 51/2° to the plane of the ecliptic, which in turn is inclined
about 231/2° to the equator.
If you're sitting at 45° north latitude, then the celestial equator is 45° above your southern
horizon. The ecliptic can be as much as 231/2° higher, and the moon as much as 51/2°
higher than that, for a grand total of about 74°above your southern horizon, max, when
"the stars and the planets are in favorable alignment" so to speak. (sorry)
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To an observer on a ship at sea at which latitude does north star appear closest to the horizon?
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What is the Altitude of the sun above the northern horizon at noon at 4 degrees South latitude on the summer solstice?
At the summer solstice, the Sun is 23.5 degrees north of the celestial equator. Love Field, Dallas, TX is at 32.8 degrees north.A "noon fix" is achieved by observing the altitude of the Sun at "local apparent noon", when the Sun is at its highest point in the sky. You can calculate your latitude by taking 90 degrees minus the observed angle above the horizon, or "altitude", and subtracting the declination, or Sun's angle north (or south) of the equator.In this case, we need to work the problem backwards. So take 90 - (latitude) + declination, or 90 - 32.8 + 23.5 = 80.7 degrees.Oh, one other thing; this is the altitude of the Sun above the SOUTHERN horizon. The Sun will never appear north of Dallas at noon. The question asks about the northern horizon. We could calculate the angle above the northern horizon as 180-80.7 or 99.3 degrees above the northern horizon.
What are the three most important lines of latittude?
There are actually five parallels of latitude that have some physical significance. 1. The Equator. The Earth spins on its axis; the equator is the "middle" of the Earth. The "zero" point of latitude. 2. The Tropic of Cancer - the northernmost point at which the Sun might appear "straight up" on June 21. Latitude 23 degrees, 26 minutes North. 3. The Tropic of Capricorn - the southernmost point at which the Sun might appear "straight up", about September 21. Latitude 23 degrees, 26 minutes South. 4. The Arctic Circle - the latitude at which you might see the "midnight sun" on June 21, or at which the Sun would not rise at all on December 21. Latitude 66 degrees 34 minutes north. 5. The Antarctic Circle. Ditto for the southern hemisphere. Latitude 66 degrees 34 minutes south.
What city is 38 degrees north latitude and 77 degrees west longitude?
Those coordinates appear to be for the White House, Washington D.C.
What is most likely not to appear on a map out of compass rose legend horizon latitude lines scale?
Lines of latitude do not appear on all types of maps, The other parts do appear on most maps.
Which circle of latitude describes the most northerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon?
The Tropic of Cancer ... roughly 23.5 degrees north ... is the most northerly latitude where the sun can ever appear directly overhead.
To an observer on a ship at sea at which latitude does north star appear closest to the horizon?
5 DEGREES
The name given to 0 degrees latitude?
The 0 degrees latitude line is called the equator.
What body of water lies at 41 degrees north latitude and 112 degrees west?
That would appear to be Great Salt Lake in Utah.
What are the lines of latitude of the tropics?
"The Tropics" refers to the belt around the earth bounded by 23.5 degrees north latitude and 23.5 degrees south latitude. That zone comprises every point on earth where the sun can ever appear overhead at any time of the year.
What is the Altitude of the sun above the northern horizon at noon at 4 degrees South latitude on the summer solstice?
At the summer solstice, the Sun is 23.5 degrees north of the celestial equator. Love Field, Dallas, TX is at 32.8 degrees north.A "noon fix" is achieved by observing the altitude of the Sun at "local apparent noon", when the Sun is at its highest point in the sky. You can calculate your latitude by taking 90 degrees minus the observed angle above the horizon, or "altitude", and subtracting the declination, or Sun's angle north (or south) of the equator.In this case, we need to work the problem backwards. So take 90 - (latitude) + declination, or 90 - 32.8 + 23.5 = 80.7 degrees.Oh, one other thing; this is the altitude of the Sun above the SOUTHERN horizon. The Sun will never appear north of Dallas at noon. The question asks about the northern horizon. We could calculate the angle above the northern horizon as 180-80.7 or 99.3 degrees above the northern horizon.
What are the three most important lines of latittude?
There are actually five parallels of latitude that have some physical significance. 1. The Equator. The Earth spins on its axis; the equator is the "middle" of the Earth. The "zero" point of latitude. 2. The Tropic of Cancer - the northernmost point at which the Sun might appear "straight up" on June 21. Latitude 23 degrees, 26 minutes North. 3. The Tropic of Capricorn - the southernmost point at which the Sun might appear "straight up", about September 21. Latitude 23 degrees, 26 minutes South. 4. The Arctic Circle - the latitude at which you might see the "midnight sun" on June 21, or at which the Sun would not rise at all on December 21. Latitude 66 degrees 34 minutes north. 5. The Antarctic Circle. Ditto for the southern hemisphere. Latitude 66 degrees 34 minutes south.
At what altitude does fog appear?
Fog is usually a very low altitude, probably about ground level.
What city is 38 degrees north latitude and 77 degrees west longitude?
Those coordinates appear to be for the White House, Washington D.C.
As an observer on a ship at sea at which latitude does the north star appear closest to the horizon?
I'm assuming that you mean "How far from the NCP is something whose declination is 50 degrees N?" In that case, the best way to visualize it is by looking at a globe of earth. The north pole is at 90 degrees N latitude. Something that's 50 degrees N latitude is therefore 40 degrees BELOW the north pole (the UK fits this description). Likewise, something with a declination of 50 degrees N is 40 degrees away from the NCP.
Can you go outside in Seattle at any time during the year and have the sun be directly over your head?
Absolutely not! No! The highest latitudes that the sun can ever appear directly over your head are 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south (namely the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn). Seattle is located at around 47.5 degrees latitude, so the sun will never be higher than 66 degrees above the southern horizon (at this altitude the sun still looks quite high in the sky, but Seattle is way too far north for the sun to appear directly overhead). If you want to see the sun directly overhead, travel to Honolulu (Hawaii) or Havana (Cuba), which are within the 23.5 degree limit but are fairly close to the United States. The sun should be directly overhead some time before and after the June solstice.
What is most likely not to appear on a map out of compass rose legend horizon latitude lines scale?
Lines of latitude do not appear on all types of maps, The other parts do appear on most maps.
