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A person would have to visit the equator for the celestial equator to pass through your zenith or one would have to be at the south pole for the south celestial pole to be at your zenith. You would not see this, but you could note it.
Zenith
Zenith
"At zenith" means directly above your head - so high that it can't go any higher.
A zenith hour is between noon and 1 PM, so there would be 60 minutes in the hour.
A mountain peak would be a good way to remember the definition of the word zenith.
You would be pretty darn close to the north pole. _______________________ Specifically, you would be within about 40 miles of the north pole. Polaris is about 2/3 of a degree away from being directly above the north pole.
zenith
The opposite of zenith (high point, apex) would be nadir(lowest point).Other possible antonyms would be minimum or bottom.In astronomical terms, the point in the sky that is directly over your head is the 'zenith'. The point in the sky that is directly between your feet and down through the Earth is the 'nadir'.
Yes, the zenith distance at upper culmination is less than the zenith distance at lower culmination. The zenith distance is the angle between the zenith (straight overhead point) and a celestial body. At upper culmination, the body is closest to the zenith, resulting in a smaller zenith distance. At lower culmination, the body is furthest from the zenith, leading to a greater zenith distance.
The zenith.
The celestial pole is directly above Earth's geographic poles, so to place a celestial pole at your zenith you would need to be at either the North Pole or the South Pole. At these locations, the celestial pole would be directly overhead, making it appear as if the axis of Earth's rotation extended into the sky.