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The altitude of the North Star above the northern horizon is approximately equal to

the observer's north latitude.

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What is the defference between latitude and altitude?

latitude is how north or south a place is from the equator. altitude is how high you are from earth's surface


How is the altitude of the North Celestial Pole above the northern horizon related to the observer's latitude?

The altitude of the North Celestial Pole above the northern horizon is equal to the observer's latitude. This means that the higher the observer's latitude, the higher the North Celestial Pole will appear in the sky. For example, an observer at a latitude of 45 degrees will see the North Celestial Pole 45 degrees above the northern horizon.


What is the altitude of polaris if you live in Ambler PA?

Ambler's latitude is roughly 40.15° north, so when viewed from there, Polaris is always within about 1/3 degree of the point in the sky that's 40.15° above the due-north point on the horizon.


What is the altitude of Polaris at the Tropic of Cancer?

At the Tropic of Cancer, which is located at approximately 23.5 degrees north latitude, the altitude of Polaris (the North Star) is roughly equal to that latitude. Therefore, Polaris would be situated at an altitude of about 23.5 degrees above the northern horizon when observed from the Tropic of Cancer.


What is the maximum altitude of moon at 42 degrees north latitude?

Maximum inclination of moon's orbit to the ecliptic = 5.3°Current inclination of the ecliptic to the celestial equator = 23.4°Moon's maximum declination = 5.3° + 23.4° = + 28.7°Maximum altitude of the celestial equator at 42° north latitude = 90° - 42° = 48°Moon's maximum altitude at 42° north latitude = 48° + 28.7° = 76.7°

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What would be the altitude of Polaris the North star for an observer located at 64oN latitude?

The altitude of polaris for an observer is always the same as your latitude so it would be 64oN


In the northern hemisphere the altitude height in degrees above the horizon of the North Star is Always roughly equal to the?

latitude of the observer


What is the latitude and Altitude of the north Pole?

90 digrees north


What is the defference between latitude and altitude?

latitude is how north or south a place is from the equator. altitude is how high you are from earth's surface


How is the altitude of the North Celestial Pole above the northern horizon related to the observer's latitude?

The altitude of the North Celestial Pole above the northern horizon is equal to the observer's latitude. This means that the higher the observer's latitude, the higher the North Celestial Pole will appear in the sky. For example, an observer at a latitude of 45 degrees will see the North Celestial Pole 45 degrees above the northern horizon.


What are the altitude and azimuth coordinates of the North Celestrial Pole in new york?

The azimuth of the North Celestial Pole is zero ... it's due North. The altitude of the North Celestial Pole is the same as your north latitude. In mid-town Manhattan, that's about 42.6 degrees.


What is the altitude of polaris if you live in Ambler PA?

Ambler's latitude is roughly 40.15° north, so when viewed from there, Polaris is always within about 1/3 degree of the point in the sky that's 40.15° above the due-north point on the horizon.


If you measure polaris at an altitude of 60 degrees where are you on earth?

If Polaris appears 60° above the northern horizon, then you are pretty near 60° north latitude. If you're on the equator ... 0° north latitude ... then Polaris is on the horizon ... 0° altitude. If you're at the north pole ... 90° north latitude ... then Polaris is over your head ... 90° altitude. The altitude above the northern horizon at which Polaris appears is nearly identical to your north latitude. ================================================= The difference (error) between Polaris and the real North Celestial Pole is about 0.7 degree. Not good enough for precise navigation or surveying, but just fine for directions when you're hiking.


What is the latitude of an observer if the altitude of polaris is 43 degrees?

If the altitude of Polaris is 43 degrees above the northern horizon, then the observer is located somewhere within roughly 1/2 degree of 43 degrees north latitude.


What are the two main factors in temperature?

Latitude and altitude. Latitude is how far north or south you are from the equator, the closer to the equator you are the warmer it is. Altitude is how high from the earth's surface you are, the higher up you are the colder it is.


What is the altitude of Polaris at the Tropic of Cancer?

At the Tropic of Cancer, which is located at approximately 23.5 degrees north latitude, the altitude of Polaris (the North Star) is roughly equal to that latitude. Therefore, Polaris would be situated at an altitude of about 23.5 degrees above the northern horizon when observed from the Tropic of Cancer.


What is the maximum altitude of moon at 42 degrees north latitude?

Maximum inclination of moon's orbit to the ecliptic = 5.3°Current inclination of the ecliptic to the celestial equator = 23.4°Moon's maximum declination = 5.3° + 23.4° = + 28.7°Maximum altitude of the celestial equator at 42° north latitude = 90° - 42° = 48°Moon's maximum altitude at 42° north latitude = 48° + 28.7° = 76.7°