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Where on Earth are you if Polaris is on your horizon?
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Where would be if the Polaris is seen on the horizon?
Your at the equator if you see Polaris at the horizon
Where would you be if Polaris is seen on the horizon?
Your at the equator if you see Polaris at the horizon
Where is Polaris from Lima Peru?
As seen from Lima, Peru, Polaris is always about 12 degrees below the point on the horizon due north of the observer. So it is never visible.
Can you see Polaris from any point on earth?
No. Polaris cannot be seen at any point (0.5 degrees) south of the equator.
What is the altitude of Polaris if your latitude is 41 degrees south?
You would never see Polaris there because it would always be 41 degrees or more below the northern horizon. On the other hand you can see many fine stars and constellations that are never seen in North Europe or the north of the USA and Canada.
What is a place where earth and sky seem to meet called?
A horizon and one can be seen from every point on Earth.
When is the best season to see polaris?
If you are north of the Tropic of Capricorn, winter. The Earth is then tilted in a way that Polaris is in the darkest part of the sky that it can be in. It also can be seen from further south than any other time of year, so in some places, winter is the only season to see Polaris. If you are south of the Tropic of Capricorn, you will not see Polaris no matter what season it is.
How many degrees is the north star above the horizon in seattle?
Seattle's latitude is about 47.6 degrees North. So the altitude of Polaris above the northern horizon is always within about 1/3 degree of that angle as seen from there.
What is the angle of Polaris above the horizon at New Orleans Louisiana?
The angle of Polaris above the horizon is the same as the latitude from which you are trying to measure it. Hollywood Florida has a latitude of ~26 degrees, so Polaris is 26 degrees above the northern horizon.
What information does the latitude of a location tell you?
It can tell you the angle on the surface of the Earth between the equator and that place, and also the approximate altitude of Polaris above the Northern horizon as seen from that place at any hour on a clear night.
What month can Polaris be seen?
In the northern hemisphere Polaris can be seen in any month of the year.
Why would constellations near polaris be seen all year round by people in the northern hemisphere?
Also known as the North Star, Polaris, is located within one degree of the north celestial pole - the point of Earth's axis of rotation. This means that the Earth's (geographic) north pole is pointing almost exactly to the point in the sky where Polaris is located. For this reason, Polaris can be seen by anyone in the northern hemisphere throughout the year.
