Culmination and finding latitude
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
For φ = 38°, δ = +8°, what is the star’s upper-culmination altitude in degrees?
60
2
At culmination h = 80°, δ = +31° (south of the zenith). φ = ?
41
3
At φ = 41° on an equinox, what is the Sun’s noon altitude in degrees?
49
4
On the winter solstice at Tashkent (φ = 41°) how high is the Sun at noon, ≈ 90° – 41° – 23°?
26
5
Briefly write the steps for finding latitude with a gnomon.
Measure the noon shadow, find h from tan h = H/L, take δ☉ from a table and compute φ = 90° – h + δ☉.