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Polaris' "elevation" ... its angle above your horizon ... is very close to
the north latitude of the place where you're located when you see it.
So, as your north latitide increases, the elevation of Polaris also increases.
And as you travel south, the elevation of Polaris decreases, until it's on
your northern horizon when you reach the equator.
Place . . . . . Elevation of Polaris
North pole . . . 90 degrees (over your head)
Anchorage . . 61 degrees
Oslo . . . . . . 59.9 degrees
Stockholm . . . 59.3
Moscow . . . . 55.8
Copenhagen . . . 55.7
Dublin . . . . . . 53.3
Berlin . . . . . . 52.5
London . . . . . 51.5
Winnipeg . . . . 50
Paris . . . . . . . 48.9
Ottawa . . . . 45.4
Salem OR . . . 45
Rome . . . . . . 42
Philadelphia . . . 40
Ankara, Beijing . . . 39.9
Washington . . . 38.9
Athens . . . . . 38
San Francisco . . . 37.8
Seoul . . . . . . 37.5
Las Vegas . . . 36.2
Tokyo . . . . . . 35.7
Los Angeles . . . 34
Casablanca . . . 33.6
Baghdad . . . . 33.3
Tripoli, Dallas . . . 32.8
Jerusalem . . . 31.8
Houston, Cairo . . . 30
Delhi . . . . . . 28.7
Miami . . . . . 25.8
Havana . . . . 23.1
Honolulu, Hanoi . . . 21
Guantanamo . . . 20
Mexico City . . . 19.4
Mumbai . . . . . 19.1
Quezon City . . . 14.6
Caracas . . . . 10.5
Singapore . . . 1.2
On the equator . . . Polaris is on the horizon.
South of the equator . . . you never see Polaris
What else can I help you with?
What is the relationship between the latitude of a place in the Northern Hemisphere and the angle of Polaris above the horizon at that place?
In the Northern Hemisphere, the angle of Polaris above the horizon corresponds directly to the latitude of the location. Specifically, at the North Pole (90°N), Polaris is directly overhead at an angle of 90 degrees, while at the equator (0° latitude), Polaris is on the horizon at 0 degrees. Thus, as one moves northward, the angle of Polaris increases, reflecting the increase in latitude.
What is the relation between a particular latitude and the angle of polaris above the horizon at that latitude?
whatever latitude you are at, that is the angle to polaris.. and the other way around
To an observer on a ship at sea at which latitude does north star appear closest to the horizon?
The North Star (Polaris) appears closest to the horizon at the Earth's equator (0° latitude) because as you move away from the equator towards the poles, the angle of Polaris above the horizon increases. At the North Pole (90° latitude), Polaris is directly overhead.
How are the altitude of polaris and latitude of an observer related?
The altitude of Polaris and the latitude of an observer are directly related. The altitude of Polaris in the sky is approximately equal to the observer's latitude in the Northern Hemisphere. The higher the latitude, the higher Polaris will appear in the sky.
How do you measure latitude by polaris?
Polaris (or the North Star) is almost directly above the North pole. This means that when you stand on the north pole and look directly up, you will see Polaris. This also means that when you stand at the equator and look directly north, you will see Polaris on the horizon. You can not see Polaris from the Southern Hemisphere. The angle Polaris is above the horizon is equal to the degree latitude that you are standing on. Therefore at the equator, Polaris is 0 degrees above the horizon and at the north pole, Polaris is 90 degrees above the horizon.
What is the relationship between a particular latitude and the angle of Polaris above the horizon at that latitude?
The angle of Polaris above the northern horizon is very nearly equal to your north latitude, within about 1/3 of a degree. So it's over your head when you stand at the north pole, it sits nominally on your north horizon when you stand anywhere on the equator, and if you're south of the equator, you can never see it at all.
If the angle between Polaris and the horizon is 40 degress what is your approximate latitude?
The latitude would also be approximately 40 degrees in this case.
What happens to the altitude of polaris as you move west?
The angle of Polaris above the northern horizon increases.
How do you find the angle of the altitude of Polaris?
The angle of the altitude of Polaris is equal to the observer's latitude. However, this is only true if you are in the Northern Hemisphere. For example, at the North Pole it is directly overhead and at the equator it is on the horizon and at 45 degrees North it is 45 degrees above you.
If Polaris is 20 degrees from your zenith what is your latitude?
Your latitude is 20 degrees north of the equator because Polaris is located at the celestial north pole, which is directly above the Earth's North Pole. This means that the angle between Polaris and your zenith corresponds to your angular distance north of the equator.
What is the altitude of Polaris here in mamaroneck (approx. 42degrees N)?
The altitude of Polaris, also known as the North Star, is approximately equal to the observer's latitude. In Mamaroneck, which is located at about 42 degrees North latitude, Polaris would be roughly 42 degrees above the northern horizon. This means that if you were to look north from Mamaroneck, Polaris would appear at an angle of 42 degrees from the ground.
What is the altitude of Polaris when viewed from Long Beach?
The altitude of Polaris, the North Star, when viewed from Long Beach, California, is approximately 33 degrees above the northern horizon. This is because Polaris is located nearly directly above the North Pole, and its altitude corresponds roughly to the observer's latitude. Long Beach is situated at a latitude of about 33.8 degrees north, making Polaris visible at this angle.
