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What is the altitude of Polaris above the horizon at the tropic of Capricorn?
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it's 23 degrees below the horizon; you won't see it.
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What is the altitude of polaris above the horizon at the tropic of cancer?
Polaris will be 23.5 degrees above the northern horizon when viewed from the Tropic of Cancer.
What is the latitude of an observer who measures an altitude of the sun above the northern horizon of 50.0(Degrees) at noon on the winter solstice?
On the Tropic of Capricorn the Sun is overhead at the summer solstice and 47 degrees off the vertical, or 43 degrees above the horizon, at the winter solstice. So the observer here must be 7 degrees further north than the tropic of capricorn: the latitude is 16.4 degrees south.
What is the tropic of Capricorn north or south of equator?
The tropic of Capricorn is south of the equator.
What are the two imaginary lines that surround the boundary of the earth's tropical zone?
The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
What tropic lies 23.5 degrees south latitude?
The Tropic of Capricorn lies 23.5 degrees south latitude.
What is the altitude of polaris above the horizon at the tropic of cancer?
Polaris will be 23.5 degrees above the northern horizon when viewed from the Tropic of Cancer.
What horizon line does the sun rise?
tropic of Capricorn
Where are the sun's rays overhead on December 21?
The sun's rays are directly overhead the Tropic of Capricorn. December 21st is also known as the Winter Solstice when the sun appearing at noon is at the lowest altitude in the horizon and it is the day with the shortest day time and longest night time.
What is The altitude if Polaris measured by an observer atcthe tropic of cancer?
23.5
When is the best season to see polaris?
If you are north of the Tropic of Capricorn, winter. The Earth is then tilted in a way that Polaris is in the darkest part of the sky that it can be in. It also can be seen from further south than any other time of year, so in some places, winter is the only season to see Polaris. If you are south of the Tropic of Capricorn, you will not see Polaris no matter what season it is.
What is the latitude of an observer who measures an altitude of the sun above the northern horizon of 50.0(Degrees) at noon on the winter solstice?
On the Tropic of Capricorn the Sun is overhead at the summer solstice and 47 degrees off the vertical, or 43 degrees above the horizon, at the winter solstice. So the observer here must be 7 degrees further north than the tropic of capricorn: the latitude is 16.4 degrees south.
Which line is farther north the tropic of Capricorn or the tropic of capricorn or the tropic of cancer?
the tropic of cancer
What line is farther south tropic of cancer or tropic of Capricorn?
Tropic Of Capricorn
What is the tropic of Capricorn north or south of equator?
The tropic of Capricorn is south of the equator.
What are the two imaginary lines that surround the boundary of the earth's tropical zone?
The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
How do you say Tropic of Capricorn in a sentence?
The Tropic of Capricorn is a line of latitude.
Where are warm damp places in the world?
At the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn At the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn
