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These are terms used in surveying and astronomy (usually quotes in angles) to denote the apparent position of an object in the sky based on a specific obervation point or an observer on the Earth's surface. See the following link for an example: http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid183_gci838808,00.html

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What is the azimuth and elevation for dish network at zip code 78642?

Using a Dish satellite in zip code 78642: azimuth: 203, elevation:50 and skew: 116


What is the dofference between azimuth and elevation?

Elevation is a vertical lift and azimuth is a rotation around a vertical axis. An example of its use is in radar. The radar antenna rotates towards its target, its azimuth, and then lifts vertically to elevate the receiver then locks on to the target.


How to install super dish 121?

http://www.dbsforums.com/azel.html use this to coordinate azimuth, elevation and angle.


What is the approximate azimuth and elevation of Venus just before it sets?

Azimuth about 270 degrees. That's due West. Elevation (or altitude) about 5 degrees. That's just above the horizon. Venus is always fairly near the Sun in the sky. The Sun sets roughly in the West. Amongst other things, the actual azimuth would depend on time of year and different latitude, of course. I've used the convention for azimuth of North 0 or 360 degrees, West 270 degrees, South 180 degrees, East 90 degrees. There are other conventions.


What is the azimuth and elevation for dish network at zip code 12901?

Zip Code -426XXElevation -34Azimuth -231Skew - 127 These are the settings for a 1000.2, 1000.4, or 1000.5 dish. If you don't have that type dish, exclude the skew.


Azimuth angle of 150 degree?

"Azimuth and Elevation" is a way of locating a geostationary satellite in the sky, based on your latitude & longitude. For the Seattle, Washington area, for example, the basic bird for Dish Network installs is at Azimuth 150, Elevation 34. So to locate the point in the sky where the bird is, you start with a compass heading of 150 degrees (which is 30 degrees East of due South) and then point up 34 degrees above the horizon.


What is a back azimuth?

A BACK AZIMUTH IS A PROJECTION OF THE AZIMUTH FROM THE ORIGIN TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE AZIMUTH CIRCLE. i.e. THERE ARE 360 DEGREES IN AN AZIMUTH CIRCLE, THUS THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IS 180 DEGREES.


What is an azimuth thruster?

An azimuth thruster is an engine and ship's propeller in a pod which is azimuth adjustable.


How do you convert magnetic azimuth to grid azimuth?

To convert a magnetic azimuth to grid azimuth, subtract G-M angle.” If you have a magnetic azimuth of 270 degrees, and the G-M angle is 8 degrees, your grid azimuth will be 262 degrees.


What are the 6 target characteristics of radar?

The six target characteristics of radar are range, velocity, azimuth, elevation, size, and radar cross section. Range refers to the distance of the target from the radar system, velocity represents the speed of the target, azimuth and elevation specify the target's horizontal and vertical angles, size indicates the physical dimensions of the target, and radar cross section is a measure of how well the target reflects radar signals.


What are azimuth and altitude use to describe?

Azimuth is the angle, typically using true north as zero degrees to an object from viewers location. An altitude (if expressed as an elevation angle from the viewer) provides a line of sight to an object in space. If you were standing at a point and facing true north and there was an airplane flying at 20,000 ft and you knew the elevation angle you could compute the range and have an (X,Y,Z) location for the object.


What is the point from where an azimuth originate?

The point from where an azimuth originates is the center of an imaginary circle.