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What is the latitude of an observer who measures an altitude of the sun above the southern horizon at 15.5(Degrees) at noon on the winter solstice?
EdKelson
The observer must be 15.5 degrees south of the Arctic circle, so 51.1 degrees north approximately.
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∙ 9y ago51.06° north latitude
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How is the altitude of the North Celestial Pole above the northern horizon related to the observer's latitude?
They're always within about 1/3 degree of each other ... close enough that they're said to be roughly equal.
What does the earth have that allows the latitude of an observer on earth's surface to be determined by measuring altitude of Polaris?
Axial tilt.spherical shape
The latitude of the North Star is always equal to the altitude of the viewer?
The idea is there, but a couple of important terms are swapped.The altitude of the North Star above the northern horizon is approximately equal tothe observer's north latitude.
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 connection between the altitude of polaris and the longitude of poughkeepsie ny?
No connection whatsoever. The altitude of Polaris as seen from anywherein the northern hemisphere is roughly equal to the observer's latitude, andis independent of longitude.
What would be the altitude of Polaris the North star for an observer located at 64oN latitude?
The altitude of polaris for an observer is always the same as your latitude so it would be 64oN
If an observer on earth measures the altitude of polaris and finds it to be 0 degrees where is the observer?
At the Equator.
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.
How is the altitude of the North Celestial Pole above the northern horizon related to the observer's latitude?
They're always within about 1/3 degree of each other ... close enough that they're said to be roughly equal.
What does the earth have that allows the latitude of an observer on earth's surface to be determined by measuring altitude of Polaris?
Axial tilt.spherical shape
The latitude of the North Star is always equal to the altitude of the viewer?
The idea is there, but a couple of important terms are swapped.The altitude of the North Star above the northern horizon is approximately equal tothe observer's north latitude.
In the northern hemisphere the altitude height in degrees above the horizon of the North Star is Always roughly equal to the?
latitude of the observer
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
From latitude 35 what is the highest altitude above the noon sun?
For an observer at latitude 35 degrees, the highest the sun can ever be in his sky is roughly 31.5 degrees above the horizon.
What is the connection between the altitude of polaris and the longitude of poughkeepsie ny?
No connection whatsoever. The altitude of Polaris as seen from anywherein the northern hemisphere is roughly equal to the observer's latitude, andis independent of longitude.
What is the latitude of an observer who measures an altitude of the sun above the northern horizon of 50.0(Degrees) at noon on the winter solstice?
On the Tropic of Capricorn the Sun is overhead at the summer solstice and 47 degrees off the vertical, or 43 degrees above the horizon, at the winter solstice. So the observer here must be 7 degrees further north than the tropic of capricorn: the latitude is 16.4 degrees south.
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.
