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Diurnal and Annual Motion

Daily rising/setting of stars, seasons, solstices, equinoxes and circumpolar stars.

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  • Q1 · Diurnal and Annual Motion · MEDIUM

    At what latitude will a star with declination -40° be circumpolar?

  • Q2 · Diurnal and Annual Motion · MEDIUM

    An observer at latitude 42°N notes that on a particular day, the Sun's declination is +18°. What is the maximum altitude the Sun reaches on that day?

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