Question

Question 5 (1 point) For an observer located on the equator, the altitude of the stars due West will... O A) increase OB) stay the same OC) increase and decrease OD) decrease

Answer 1

Answer: Stay the Same

Explanation: I got it right

Answer 2

B) stay the same

Step-by-step explanation:

• The stars set to rise and fall daily from the sphere of the equator and instead viewed from the poles.

• In the northern hemisphere, the stars go the full circle. Around the north celestial poles precisely once a day. At 0 degree the star named Polaris is seen and will the same when viewed from all angles.

• Thus there appears to be more stars at the equator and hence, stars move parallel to the celestial equator.