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If you measure polaris at an altitude of 60 degrees where are you on earth?
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∙ 14y ago
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.
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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.
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If an observer on earth measures the altitude of polaris and finds it to be 0 degrees where is the observer?
At the Equator.
What is the altitude of Polaris on a clear night?
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.
At which location is the altitude of polaris approximately 42 degrees?
If you are in Binghamton at the moment, 7:49 pm, 10/14 Polaris is at 41 degrees 57 minutes 21 seconds. I have 42 degrees 5 minutes as the north latiude of Binghamton. If you can move to 42 degrees 4 minutes, you will have an altitude for Polaris of almost exactly 42 degrees. Yes, Polaris does move a little; it is not perfectly in line with the earth's pole.
What is the altitude of Polaris 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! :)
What is the measure of height above earth surface is called?
Altitude
What does the earth have that allows the latitude of an observer on earth's surface to be determined by measuring altitude of Polaris?
Axial tilt.spherical shape
What is the altitude of Polaris in Albany?
Since Polaris is (more or less) directly over the celestial pole, for any point in the northern hemisiphere it will be a number of degrees above the (theoretical) horizon equivalent to the latitude of the location you're observing it from. Its altitude above the actual horizon may be different, due the fact that the Earth isn't a perfect sphere.
At what latitude would an observer on earth find the altitude of polarris to be 37 degrees?
37 degrees north latitude
What is the altitude of Polaris from Paris?
the same as Paris geographic latitude, that is about 48.5o This is true for every place on the surface of the earth
Can you see Polaris from any point on earth?
No. Polaris cannot be seen at any point (0.5 degrees) south of the equator.
A measure of height above earth's surface is called?
altitude
When does altitude occur?
Altitude is a measure of the height of something above sea level, or above some point on Earth's surface.
