If you sight Polaris with an astrolabe and determine its altitude is 20° above the horizon, then what does this tell you about your position on the Earth?

A) nothing--you must know your location from a map

B) you must be 20° from the north pole

C) you must be 20° above (north) the equator

D) you must be 20° east or west of true north

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8 July, 07:33

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Gould · Answer 1

If you sight Polaris at 20 degrees above your Northern Horizon then you know that your latitude is 20 degrees north of the equator.