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La máxima altura observable de un astro con el sextante, se produce al...The greatest altitude of a body observable with the sextant occurs at its...

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Correct answer: d) Passage across the observer’s upper meridian.

Why it is correct

A body is highest as it crosses the upper meridian.

Why the others are not

  • a) At the horizon the altitude is zero.
  • b) At the horizon the altitude is zero.
  • c) That is the lower passage.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Greatest altitude: meridian.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Sextant

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