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La altura máxima que podemos obtener con el sextante de un astro visible, se produce en el momento de:The greatest altitude we can obtain with the sextant from a visible body occurs at the moment of:
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Correct answer: b) The body’s passage over the observer’s meridian.
Why it is correct
A body culminates as it crosses the observer’s meridian.
Why the others are not
- a) At the horizon the altitude is zero.
- c) At the horizon the altitude is zero.
- d) That is the lower passage.
How to work it out in the exam
- Greatest altitude: meridian.
Where this question comes from
- Región de Murcia · 2022 · 1ª convocatoria · CY Tipo 1 · question 9 Official paper · Official answer key
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