The altitude doesn't depend much on whether the night is clear.If you live in the northern hemisphere, the altitude of Polaris above the horizon will APPROXIMATELY be equal to your latitude.
If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, Polaris will be BELOW the horizon, as many degrees as you are south of the equator.
The altitude of Polaris at the equator is 0 degrees. This means that Polaris is directly on the horizon and not visible at all from the equator. Polaris can only be seen in the northern hemisphere at latitudes above 23.5 degrees.
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 are at the North Pole, you'll see the star Polaris near the zenit (altitude almost 90 degrees).
It can tell you the angle on the surface of the Earth between the equator and that place, and also the approximate altitude of Polaris above the Northern horizon as seen from that place at any hour on a clear night.
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.
Each night, the altitude decreases in the northern sky.
43 degrees because the altitude of polaris is equal to the latitude of utica.
the altitude of polaris is same as the latitude of your location assuming that you are in the northern hemisphere
The altitude of Polaris in the northern hemisphere is the same as the latitude at that point on Earth. For example, if you are at 40˚N, then the altitude of Polaris would be 40.Hope I answered your question! :)
Find your latitude and that is the altitude of Polaris in the sky.
The altitude of Polaris at the equator is 0 degrees. This means that Polaris is directly on the horizon and not visible at all from the equator. Polaris can only be seen in the northern hemisphere at latitudes above 23.5 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.
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.
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If you are at the North Pole, you'll see the star Polaris near the zenit (altitude almost 90 degrees).
The altitude of polaris for an observer is always the same as your latitude so it would be 64oN