It is not particularly high but it may be the highest that it can get - depending on the observer's latitude.
If the sun is 40 degrees above the horizon, a 5-ft person casts a shadow 5ft 11.5in long (rounded)
Altitude is the angle measured above the horizon.
-7 degrees below zero is 7 degrees above zero.-7 degrees below zero is 7 degrees above zero.-7 degrees below zero is 7 degrees above zero.-7 degrees below zero is 7 degrees above zero.
Without considering any effects of air resistance and wind, the angle of projection that delivers the greatest horizontal range is 45 degrees above the horizon. Anything different ... either more or less than 45 degrees ... reduces the range.
The distance to the horizon, d kilometres, is related to the height above mean sea level, h metres, by the approximate formula: d = 3.57*sqrt(h).
The star is considered rising. Also, it is setting when it is the opposite (moving from above the horizon to below.)
The Southern Cross is a famous star constellation in the southern hemisphere known for its distinctive cross shape. Being 23 degrees above the horizon means it is visible from locations between the latitudes of approximately 15 degrees south and 55 degrees south. This makes it a prominent feature in the night sky for observers in the southern hemisphere.
If the horizon is on a level line of sight, a vertical line directly above the observer forms an angle of 90 degrees. 55 degrees would be quite high, being above 45 degrees.
The celestial pole that is 45 degrees above the horizon is located at a latitude of 45 degrees. This means that an observer at this location would see the celestial pole positioned halfway between the horizon and the zenith.
No, 56 degrees above the horizon isn't "low". "Low in the sky" is less than 20 degrees elevation or so.
A star with an azimuth of 180 degrees would be due south, and an altitude of 20 degrees would place it 20 degrees above the horizon. So, the star would be in the southern part of the sky, 20 degrees above the horizon.
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.
Looking toward the north, the ray from you through the point 70 degrees above the horizon. 90 degrees would be directly overhead.Notation such as this is used to announce sightings of the International Space Station, for example:
Polaris will be 23.5 degrees above the northern horizon when viewed from the Tropic of Cancer.
No, the sun stays above the horizon for the whole of Christmas day, at an angle of 23.5 degrees above the horizon.
The angle of Polaris above the horizon is equal to the latitude of the observer. This means that at the North Pole (90 degrees latitude), Polaris would be directly overhead (90 degrees above the horizon), and at the Equator (0 degrees latitude), Polaris would be on the horizon (0 degrees above the horizon).
The altitude of an object in the sky is the angular distance of the object above the observer's horizon. It is measured in degrees or radians from the horizon to the object.