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You can measuring the altitude of a star by measuring the angle between your horizon and the star using a?
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∙ 9y ago
We would typically use a sextant to measure the angle of a star above the horizon.
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What is angle measured above the altitude?
Altitude is the angle measured above the horizon.
An objects what is the angle between the object and the horizon?
altitude
What does altitude mean in science?
the angle between an object in the sky and the horizon
The angle between the suns position in the sky and the horizon is what?
This angle is termed as Altitude.
Altitude is the angle measured above the?
Altitude is the angle measured above the horizon.
Is Altitude defined as the distance in degrees of a star below the horizon?
Almost . . ."Altitude" is the apparent angle of the object above the horizon.
You can find the tilt of Earth's axis by measuring the angle between your horizon and the North Star?
yes
What is the general term for the vertical angle between the horizon and the position of the sun in the sky?
The answer you're looking for is the Sun's altitude.
What is the altitude of polaris if you are at an angle of 66.5 degrees from the Horizon?
66.5 degrees
What is solar altitude?
How high the sun is in the sky. The angle between the horizon and the sun. When the sun is directly overhead (eg, at the equator) the solar altitude is 90°. In Canberra in winter, the solar altitude is 30°.
What is the function of a sextant?
Sextant is used to measure the angle between any two visible objects.Its primary use is to determine the angle between a celestial object and the the horizon which is also know as objects altitude.
Why is the altitude of the sun measured in degrees above the horizon - rather than in feet and meters like aircraft?
The altitude of aircraft is measured above the ground, not above the horizon, and it's a distance. The altitude of the sun is not measured above the ground, and it's not a distance. If it were, it would always be some number near 93 million miles. The altitude of the sun is the angle that an observer sees between his horizon and the sun, and it's different for different observers in different places.
