You find yourself in an undisclosed location and are separated from your group.

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You find yourself in an undisclosed location and are separated from your group. You fortunately have a UT clock with you as well as some basic astronomical instruments to measure the position of objects in the sky. You know the following about your predicament: • Your local time is midnight • Polaris appears 67 above the horizon, and to the North • The UT clock reads 01:00 Determine the following: (a) What is your latitude? How do you know? (b) What is your longitude? How do you know? (c) Based on the above information, what is your current location? What would appropriate attire be for this location?

Explanation / Answer

answer:

A) ans Your latitude is 67 degrees North. It always equals the altitude of Polaris.

B)Your longitude is about 15 degrees West.

UT is based on 0 degrees longitude, and 1 hour earlier corresponds to about 15 degrees west of that.

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