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Un observador sobre la esfera celeste se encuentra en la latitud 40º N. ¿Cuál es su polo elevado y cuánto vale su colatitud?An observer on the celestial sphere is at latitude 40º N. What is their elevated pole, and what is their colatitude?
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Correct answer: a) North celestial pole – 50º
Why it is correct
North latitude: north elevated pole. Colatitude = 90º − 40º = 50º.
Why the others are not
- b) The elevated pole is north, and 130º is to the depressed pole.
- c) 130º is the distance to the depressed pole.
- d) The elevated pole is north.
How to work it out in the exam
- Colatitude = 90º − latitude.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2018 · 3ª convocatoria · CY Tipo 1 · question 4 Official paper · Official answer key
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