There are several constellations that are above the horizon in Dayton year round. Among these are Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Cancer and Virgo.
The star is considered rising. Also, it is setting when it is the opposite (moving from above the horizon to below.)
The Big Dipper is located roughly 30-60 degrees above the northern horizon depending on your location and the time of year. It is a circumpolar constellation, meaning it is visible all year round in the northern hemisphere.
Rigel, a prominent star in the constellation Orion, rises in the southeast direction. It can usually be seen rising above the horizon in the early evening during winter months in the Northern Hemisphere.
The altitude of an object in the sky is the angular distance of the object above the observer's horizon. It is measured in degrees or radians from the horizon to the object.
To find the constellation The Southern Cross in the night sky, look towards the southern hemisphere above the horizon. It is easily identifiable by its distinctive cross shape made up of four bright stars. The constellation is most visible during the Southern Hemisphere's summer months.
"Circumpolar" means it is always above the horizon.
Those that are always above the horizon (circumpolar), those that are sometimes above and sometimes below the horizon, and those that are never above the horizon. How much of the sky is in each group will depend on your geographic latitude.
Taweret was seen as being the northern sky, the constellation roughly covering the area of present-day Draco, which always lies above the horizon.
It is in the constellation of Ursa Minor, and is found by looking North from any point in the northern hemisphere, and its height above the horizon is 90 degrees minus your latitude. So if you are at 50 degree north, it would be 40 degrees high, always in the north.
It is in the constellation of Ursa Minor, and is found by looking North from any point in the northern hemisphere, and its height above the horizon is 90 degrees minus your latitude. So if you are at 50 degree north, it would be 40 degrees high, always in the north.
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The star is considered rising. Also, it is setting when it is the opposite (moving from above the horizon to below.)
The Big Dipper is located roughly 30-60 degrees above the northern horizon depending on your location and the time of year. It is a circumpolar constellation, meaning it is visible all year round in the northern hemisphere.
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.
Always above the horizon at your latitude. In the northern hemisphere this will be the northern horizon and the reverse for the southern hemisphere.
Dayton, Ohio is 738 feet (225 meters) above sea level
Rigel, a prominent star in the constellation Orion, rises in the southeast direction. It can usually be seen rising above the horizon in the early evening during winter months in the Northern Hemisphere.