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Which diagram represents the approximate altitude of polaris as seen by an observer located in Syracuse New York?
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In Pennsylvania what could be the approximate lacation of an observer if he measured the altitude of Polaris to be 40 degrees?
Pittsburgh is about 40° north.
What could be the approximate location of an observer if he measured the altitude of Polaris to be 41 degrees above the horizon?
New York City.
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.
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 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
What is The altitude if Polaris measured by an observer atcthe tropic of cancer?
23.5
What is the altitude of polaris above the northern horizon for observer a?
90 degrees
At which new york location would an observer measure the highest altitude of polaris?
Plattesburg;)
What is the angle of declination and how do you use it?
An angle of declination is relevant when an observer is at a higher altitude than the object being observed. It is the angle made by the line of sight with the horizontal. Suppose this is angle x. Then if the altitude of the observer is known to be h, then line-of-sight distance to the object is h*sin(x). The object is h*tan(x) from the point below the observer at the level of the object.Conversely, if the line-of-sight distance from the object to the observer or the horizontal distance to the point directly below the observer is known, it is possible to calculate the height of the observer.
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
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
