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Where on Earth would you have to be to have the Sun pass directly across your zenith at the summer solstice?
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23.5° north or south of the equator.
That's on the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn.
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What is an imaginary point in the sky directly above the observers head?
The zenith.
The point directly overhead in the sky dome?
The ZENITH .
What is the zenith hour?
It's the hour, centered on the summer solstice. As for example, between 115am & 215am est this coming morning just as i happened to stumble on the question so luckily just in time to celebrate if anyone sees it
Point directly overhead?
Zenith.
When is the sun directly overhead on summer solstice?
The sun can only be directly overhead at high noon, when one is between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn (within about 15 degrees latitude of the equator). Otherwise the sun only reaches a zenith (highest point) on the southern horizon when one is in the northern hemisphere, and vice versa.
On what dates is the angle of assention of the sun at its zenith as viewed from Austin TX closest to the angle of assention of the sun at its zenith on the summer solstice as viewed from New York?
The sun is never straight overhead at either of these two locations, as their latitude is greater than 23.5 degrees north. Austin, Texas, is about 30.25 degrees north, so the sun will be 30.25 - 23.50 = 6.75 degrees off directly overhead, or 83.25 degrees above the southern horizon at noon on the summer solstice. New York is about 40.75 degrees north, so the sun will be 40.75 - 23.50 = 17.25 degrees off directly overhead, or 72.75 degrees above the southern horizon at noon on the summer solstice.
Where would you have to be to have the sun pass through your zenith at noon during the winter solstice?
That isn't possible. If you are at one of the tropics (23.5 degrees north or south of the equator), then the Sun will pass the zenith at noon, during a solstice. But in both cases (north versus south), that would happen at the SUMMER solstice.
Is the sun ever directly overhead at the zenith in Toledo Ohio?
No. The sun can only be overhead in locations between 23.5N and 23.5S. Toledo's latitude is 41.6N so the highest the sun will get above Toledo is about 72 degrees at noon on the summer solstice.
What is an imaginary point in the sky directly above the observers head?
The zenith.
The point directly overhead in the sky dome?
The ZENITH .
What is the altitude of the sun above the northern horizion at noon in Perth Australia on the summer solstice?
Perth is at 32 degrees south and on the summer solstice the Sun's declination is 23½ degrees south. Therefore the Sun is 32-23½ degrees or 8½ degrees from the zenith, that is 81½ degrees above the horizon.
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 does the word solstict mean?
Do you really mean solstice?If so, then 'solstice' refers to the summer/winter equinox that occurs twice each year when the sun is at it's greatest distance from the celestial equator.n.Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator. The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs about June 21, when the sun is in the zenith at the tropic of Cancer; the winter solstice occurs about December 21, when the sun is over the tropic of Capricorn. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year and the winter solstice is the shortest.A highest point or culmination.
Point directly overhead?
Zenith.
The maximum tilt of the northern hemisphere toward the sun occurs?
The Summer Solstice is the event that occurs when the Sun reaches its highest declination, or angle above the equator. In fact, the monoliths at Stonehenge in England were set up to tell astronomers 2000 years ago when the Summer Solstice had arrived.
What is the zenith hour?
It's the hour, centered on the summer solstice. As for example, between 115am & 215am est this coming morning just as i happened to stumble on the question so luckily just in time to celebrate if anyone sees it
Is the solstice?
The solstices are when the Sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator; the point in the apparent path of the Sun at which the Sun is farthest south of the equator. Solstice happens twice a year on about June 21 and December 21.In other words, the solstice is when the tilt of the Earth's axis is in most inclined toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun's apparent position in the sky to reach its northernmost or southernmost extreme. This makes the winter solstice the shortest day of the year, and summer summer solstice the longest.solstices are when the it is the shortest day (December 22-25) of the year or the longest (June 21-23).Here is what the dictionary says. "1. Either of two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator. The summer solstice in the northern hemisphere occurs about June 21, when the sun is in the zenith at the tropic of Cancer; the winter solstice occurs about December 21, when the sun is over the tropic of Capricorn. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year and the winter solstice is the shortest." The word solsitce is a noun.It comes from a term that literally means "sun stand", because the sun reaches its highest or lowest point of the year on the solstice (highest on the summer solstice, lowest on the winter solstice).
