0
How is the altitude angle and zenith angle related to latitude and declination?
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
solar altitude angle= (90 degree - zenith angle )
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How many degrees did the angle of noon?
Noon is when the sun is overhead or at its zenith for whichever part of the world you are on. The angle would depend on the time of year and your latitude.
Math words that begin with z?
Zero, Zenith, zillion (informal).
What is the meaning abbreviation am?
If you are asking about time-related A M and P M then it means - Ante meridian and post meridian. "Ante" is Latin for "before", "post" means after.Meridian is when the sun reaches its zenith, the highest point in its daily arc; i.e., noontime.
What does the term nadir mean?
Nadir comes for the arabic nazir, meaning opposite. Nadir is the direction directly below a point. It is in a way the opposite to Zenith. The word is also used in the meaning of the lowest point.
What are three English scientific words that come from Arabic?
Scientific or technical words from Arabic include alcohol, alchemy, Aldebaran, alembic, alfalfa, algebra, alkali, Altair, caraway, cipher, nadir, zaffer, zenith, zero, zircon.
If your latitude is 55 degrees what is the suns angle in June?
Viewed from latitude 55° north, the sun's highest altitude on June 21 is31.5° down from the zenith, or 58.5° up from the horizon.
What is the altitude of the sun above the northern horizon at noon in Jakarta Indonesia on the winter solstice(Assume the latitude of Jakarta is 6(Degrees south)?
At the time of the southern hemisphere's winter solstice, the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, which circles Earth at 23.44° north latitude. So at 6° south latitude the sun appears 29.44° from the zenith (a location's zenith is directly overhead). Since there are 90° between the zenith and the horizon, the angle for which you are looking is the difference between 90° and 29.44°, 60.56°.
What are the altitude and azimuth of a star halfway between the horizon and zenith to the due east?
An object seen halfway between the horizon and the zenith has an altitude of 45 degrees.An object seen due east of the observer has an azimuth of 90 degrees.
What is the altitude of the sun above the northern horizion at noon in Perth Australia on the summer solstice?
Perth is at 32 degrees south and on the summer solstice the Sun's declination is 23½ degrees south. Therefore the Sun is 32-23½ degrees or 8½ degrees from the zenith, that is 81½ degrees above the horizon.
What does the name zenith mean?
The zenith is the name of the point that is directly over a particular location. Astronomers use this term when referring to the altitude of a celestial object, such as the sun or moon.
How many degrees is the sun above the horizon in the winter?
The angle of the sun above the horizon in winter will vary depending on your latitude. Near the equator, it can be close to 90 degrees, while at higher latitudes it will be lower, often between 15-30 degrees.
What is the altitude of Polaris viewed from the north pole at latitude 90 degrees?
The altitude of Polaris (North Star) as seen from the North Pole at 90 degrees latitude is always 90 degrees. This means that Polaris will appear directly overhead and be at the zenith, or the point in the sky directly above the observer.
What bright stars are near the zenith during the summer?
That depends on your latitude. Also, it does NOT depend on the season. If a star passes near the zenith in Summer, it will also pass near the Zenith in Winter, although it may not be visible in one season or the other (when it passes near the Zenith during the daytime).
From the horizon to the observer's zenith is an angle of?
30 degrees for observers at a latitude of 30 degrees north
An observer at a latitude of 79 Degrees North sees the Sun at the zenith at noon on which days?
An observer at a latitude of 79 degrees North will see the Sun at the zenith on the summer solstice, around June 21. This is when the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky and appears directly overhead at noon.
How far from zenith is the celestial equator when it crosses the celestial?
The celestial equator is always 90° from the celestial poles, so when it crosses the celestial meridian (the line passing from the north to the south celestial pole through the zenith), it is 90° away from the zenith.
What is the classification of the tropic of cancer?
That lies on 23.5 degree latitude, at which the Sun may appear directly overhead at its zenith.
