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Where is the North Star located in our sky in San Diego? And what angle is that from our zenith?

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2007-02-21 11:22:54 · 9 answers · asked by sillyxcucumber 1 in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

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From San Diego, the North Star is located about 57 degrees below the zenith...or 33 degrees above the northern horizon.

2007-02-21 11:42:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Go to http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/spacesciences/observingsky/constellations3.htm
for a nice visual

Find the last two stars in the Big Dipper's cup and imagine a line connecting the bottom star (Merak) to the star at the lip of the cup (Dubhe), then continuing toward a medium-bright star about two fist-lengths away. This is Polaris, the North Star. Some people mistakenly believe the North Star is the brightest star in the sky, but it's not very bright at all. If the sky is dark enough, you might be able to see the constellation in which Polaris is found, Ursa Minor, or the Lessor Bear. Ursa Minor is home to the asterism the Little Dipper. Polaris is at the end of the Little Dipper's handle, which arcs toward a small cup made up of four stars. On the opposite side of Polaris from the Dippers look for a squished "W," which is the constellation Cassiopeia. If you learn to recognize these three constellations around Polaris, you should be able to find that star no matter where you go in the Northern Hemisphere.

2007-02-21 14:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by srrl_ferroequinologist 3 · 0 0

The north star (currently polaris) is in the little dipper not the big dipper. It is the star at the end of the handle on the little dipper. It is about 1 degree off the celestial north pole.

At any point north of the equator the angle from the horizon to the North Star (its altitude) is the same as the latitude from which that angle was taken. For example, the angle to the North Star for a person at 30° latitude will be about 30°.

Article listed below has all the info. Hope this helps!

2007-02-21 11:53:51 · answer #3 · answered by Ordin 3 · 0 0

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2016-12-20 07:15:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

if you can find the big dipper you can find the north star. just follow the two pointer stars at the front of the dipper and they point right at polaris.

2007-02-21 11:31:10 · answer #5 · answered by Tim C 5 · 0 0

It is located at about 32.5 degrees above the northern horizon.

2007-02-21 11:48:47 · answer #6 · answered by Tikimaskedman 7 · 1 0

toward the north

2007-02-21 11:30:56 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

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2014-10-27 18:03:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2007-02-27 01:57:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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