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What must be your location if the stars move across the sky in circles cetered directly overhead?
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The north or south pole.
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How many days dose it take for the moon to circle the sun?
The moon does not circle the sun directly, it circles the earth. so it would be approximately the same as how long the earth takes, about 365 days.
What is circles sun in 365 days?
Planet Earth circles the Sun in 365.25 days.
Which satellite makes the crop circles?
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Picture of earth moon and sun?
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The countries with the most crop circles are the UK, Russia, USA, Australia, Japan.
How will the constellations move across the sky if you are standing at the North Pole?
The pole star will be directly overhead and all the other stars will go in circles around it.
Which imaginary line circles the earth at 23.5 s latitude?
23.44° south latitude is the Tropic of Capricorn. It is the farthest south that the sun can ever be directly overhead (on the December solstice).
Why are the sunrays never vertical on the poles?
Because the poles are at no point directed straght towards the sun, its due to the Earth being upright (with a small tilt) as it circles the sun. The sun will never be directly overhead outside the tropics.
What is the altitude of the sun above the northern horizon at noon in Jakarta Indonesia on the winter solstice(Assume the latitude of Jakarta is 6(Degrees south)?
At the time of the southern hemisphere's winter solstice, the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, which circles Earth at 23.44° north latitude. So at 6° south latitude the sun appears 29.44° from the zenith (a location's zenith is directly overhead). Since there are 90° between the zenith and the horizon, the angle for which you are looking is the difference between 90° and 29.44°, 60.56°.
What is great circles?
the shortest way to get from one location on earth to another
Small squares and circles located at each corner and middle location of a graphic?
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Is it always very warm at the equator?
Climate is a very complicated subject, but in general, yes, it is usually warmer at the equator than at the tropics, which in turn are generally much warmer than the arctic and antarctic circles. It's a bit more complicated than that, though, because the earth is tilted with respect to its orbit. It all has to do with where the sun is directly overhead. In the northern winter, for example, the sun is directly overhead of the tropic of Capricorn (southern tropic), and so the light is more direct there, while at the tropic of Cancer (northern tropic) the light is coming in at a bit of an angle, making it less intense. This is further complicated because cooler air is denser than warmer air and will push warmer air up and away, and even worse, the earth is rotating. Warm air from where the sun is directly overhead can flow to where the sun is less intense, making it hotter there, while cooler air from less warm climes can flow into areas where the sun is directly overhead, significantly cooling things.
Why are the Arctic Circles specially marked?
They are specially marked because, they are the most north and south on the lines of latitude. During the summer solstice, the sun beams directly on these points ( the two arctic circles)
What degrees of latitude are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles?
You can find these at about 66 degrees N and 66 degrees S. Because the earth wobbles, the exact hour and degree location of the circles move slightly.
Will the overhead sun strike at the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle at any time of the year?
No the Arctic and Antarctic circles are at about 66° 33′ 39″ North and South of the equator respectively. The Sun is directly overhead only latitudes between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn at 23° 26′ 22″ North and South respectively during the course of the year.The sun is theoretically visible the entire day and night at the arctic circle on midsummer (and at the antarctic circle at {northern hemisphere} mid winter).
How was the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn determined?
It is to indicate the start and end of the Tropics. It also shows the northernmost and southernmost points on Earth where the Sun shines directly overhead at midday in the June solstice and December solstice respectively.
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