2006-10-02 00:35:19 · 7 answers · asked by Kristel 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
23.5 degrees. The axis of the earth is tilted by that amount. On june 21 the earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, and at noon the sun while be highest.
The same is true for the South Pole, but on December 21.
2006-10-02 00:38:21 · answer #1 · answered by cordefr 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
3 mos it doesnt, 3 mos it is visable half the time 3 mos all the time, 3 mos the other half of the time but at no time higher than 23 1/2 degrees high. I have a picture somewhere of the first day of sun at the south pole.
2006-10-02 17:24:46 · answer #2 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mid-summer it reaches 23 degrees above the horizon. This is the tilt of the Earth from the orbital plane. If there was no tilt, the sun would always be exactly on the horizon (0 degrees)
2006-10-02 00:40:41 · answer #3 · answered by amania_r 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The height of the sun depends on the tilt of the Earth axis. 23.5 degrees is only an approximation. The actual tilt varies constantly
between about 22.1° to 24.5 degrees. One year it might be 23.254 degrees; many years later it might be 23.511 degrees. Many factors influence tilt including: precession, nutation, and Chandler Wobble. To find the max height of the sun this year you will have to check the current "Earth Orientation Parameters" at http://maia.usno.navy.mil
2006-10-02 01:29:01 · answer #4 · answered by lampoilman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends is it winter or summer
in winter there is no sunrise or sunset only twilight or not even that ...
in summer it gets to maximum and it could b all day ...no sunrise or sunset ....
am guessing from what we studded in navigation it 23.5 degrees above the horizon
2006-10-02 00:40:21 · answer #5 · answered by tetn12 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love to guess at these questions, so here is my guesstimate, 7.5 degrees. Hey, it's a free two points! Thanks!
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2006-10-02 00:40:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is less 400 miles
2006-10-02 00:41:00 · answer #7 · answered by rajan p patil 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋