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What latitude on earth is a celestial pole 45 above the horizon'?
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At 45 degrees north latitude, the north celestial pole
appears 45 degrees above the northern horizon.
At 45 degrees south latitude, the south celestial pole
appears 45 degrees above the southern horizon.
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What is the altitude of Polaris in Albany?
Since Polaris is (more or less) directly over the celestial pole, for any point in the northern hemisiphere it will be a number of degrees above the (theoretical) horizon equivalent to the latitude of the location you're observing it from. Its altitude above the actual horizon may be different, due the fact that the Earth isn't a perfect sphere.
Polaris is used as a celestial reference point for earth's latitude system because polaris?
Polaris is located over Earth's axis of rotation, hence, the reference point for earth's latitude system.
At what latitude would an observer on earth find the altitude of polarris to be 37 degrees?
37 degrees north latitude
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 is the line around the middle of the earth?
All lines of Latitude circle the earth, they are imaginary devices used on maps. Latitude is horizontal, think of the Horizon.
What is the angle of the celestial north pole above the horizon in Frankfurt Germany?
The altitude of the celestial north pole above the northern horizon is exactlythe observer's north latitude on the earth. The center of Frankfurt is very closeto 50° North latitude.
What does the Horizon great circle on the celestial sphere represent?
A circle through the Earth's sphere perpendicular to the observer's latitude
Can you see the north celestial pole from the US?
Yes. For any point on Earth that is north of the equator, the north celestial pole is above the horizon.
If you were standing on the earth's equator where would you look to see the north celestial pole Could you see it from Australia?
At the equator, the celestial north pole would be north, just at the horizon. In the southern hemisphere, for instance in Australia, the north celestial pole would be north, and as many degrees BELOW the horizon as your latitude. For instance, if you are 10 degrees south of the equator, the celestial north pole would be 10 degrees below the equator.On the other hand, for people in the southern hemisphere, the celestial SOUTH pole would be ABOVE the horizon; this same pole is below the horizon for anybody in the northern hemisphere.
What is the altitude of Polaris in Albany?
Since Polaris is (more or less) directly over the celestial pole, for any point in the northern hemisiphere it will be a number of degrees above the (theoretical) horizon equivalent to the latitude of the location you're observing it from. Its altitude above the actual horizon may be different, due the fact that the Earth isn't a perfect sphere.
By locating the north celestial pole how can you determine your latitude?
The altitude of the celestial pole from the horizon actually tells you your latitude. So If I locate Polaris, the star that our earth's celestial pole points to and I see it's 40 degrees above the horizon to the north, I know that my latitude is 40 degrees north. Think about the extremes, if your on the equator looking for the celestial pole, you would see it on the northern horizon correct? (0 degrees) Now think of where the celestial pole would be pointing when on the north pole. You guessed it, straight up! (90 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 north celestial pole was on your horizon where would you be on earth?
up your asskol
How many degrees below the horizon does the sun go at night on the winter solstice at latitude 57 degrees north?
On the winter solstice at a latitude of 57 degrees north, the sun will be about 33 degrees below the horizon at night. This is because the tilt of the Earth causes the sun to not rise above a certain angle during the winter months at this latitude.
What word means above earth?
Celestial
From your location what is the best definition of a celestial object?
From Earth, a celestial object is any object outside or above Earth's atmosphere.
What is the celestial pole?
The celestial poles are located directley above the Earth's north and south pole.
