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Altitude is the angle measured above the horizon.

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An object's altitude in the sky is the angle between it and the horizon.

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Altitude is the angle measured above the?

Altitude is the angle measured above the horizon.


Why is the altitude of the sun measured in degrees above the horizon - rather than in feet and meters like aircraft?

The altitude of aircraft is measured above the ground, not above the horizon, and it's a distance. The altitude of the sun is not measured above the ground, and it's not a distance. If it were, it would always be some number near 93 million miles. The altitude of the sun is the angle that an observer sees between his horizon and the sun, and it's different for different observers in different places.


What are scientific altitude?

its the height measured above sea level. its the height measured above sea level.its sabi ni naizer...


Is Altitude defined as the distance in degrees of a star below the horizon?

Almost . . ."Altitude" is the apparent angle of the object above the horizon.


What are azimuth and altitude to describe?

Azimuth is the angle, typically using true north as zero degrees to an object from viewers location. An altitude (if expressed as an elevation angle from the viewer) provides a line of sight to an object in space. If you were standing at a point and facing true north and there was an airplane flying at 20,000 ft and you knew the elevation angle you could compute the range and have an (X,Y,Z) location for the object.


Is 6 miles a measurement of altitude?

NO Altitude is the distance above sea level and is generally measured in feet in the US, if you mean 6 miles above sea level then it would be a measurement of altitude. FYI 6 miles above sea level is higher than Mt. Everest.


Can you measure altitude in miles?

No. Latitude and longitude are angles.


Can an altitude be a perpendicular bisector?

Yes - the altitude of an equilateral triangle is perpendicular to the side chosen as the base and bisects that side and the opposite angle. Also, the altitude of an isosceles triangle when measured from the third side (the side that is not equal to the other two sides) is a perpendicular bisector of the base and also bisects the opposite angle.


How is the altitude angle and zenith angle related to latitude and declination?

solar altitude angle= (90 degree - zenith angle )


What is a measure of height above earth's surface is called?

Its called altitude & measured in m / ft (unit of length)


How could the altitude and azimuth be important?

There are a number of ways to describe locations or positions. One of these is to describe the direction toward an object in degrees; this is the "azimuth". For objects in the sky, we must also know the angular elevation above the horizon, or "altitude angle". This is usually shortened to "altitude". By specifying the azimuth angle and altitude angle, we can describe precisely the direction of any object in the sky.


How do you use the word altitude in a sentence?

I can give you several sentences.The plane is losing altitude.Altitude is measured in height above sea level.If the altitude reading is negative, you are going down.