You are an observer in the Northern hemisphere trying navigate your way to safety along the Oregon Trail. To do so, you really need to figure what your latitude is. On a clear night, you use the Big Dipper to locate Polaris, the North Star. You carefully measure it to have an altitude of 87 degrees above the horizon. What latitude are you at on Earth?

DISCUSSION ESSAY

1) You are at latitude 69.4 on Earth. What is the declination of your local zenith?

Give your answer to one decimal place

Only put the number of degrees. The question will only accept purely numerical answers.

2) You are an observer in the Northern hemisphere trying navigate your way to safety along the Oregon Trail. To do so, you really need to figure what your latitude is. On a clear night, you use the Big Dipper to locate Polaris, the North Star. You carefully measure it to have an altitude of 87 degrees above the horizon. What latitude are you at on Earth?

Only put the number of degrees. The question will only accept purely numerical answers.

3)You are at latitude 5.2 in the Northern hemisphere.

If the Southern horizon is -90 degrees away from your zenith, then what is the declination of your Southern horizon at your latitude?

Give your answer to one decimal place

Only put the number of degrees. The question will only accept purely numerical answers.