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You are located at 15 degrees North Latitude. What is the altitude of Polaris in the sky?

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In order to find out the measurement of the altitude of the Polaris, you need to take note that the geographical latitude is just equal to the height of the Polaris above horizon. So in this problem, the altitude of the Polaris is 15 degrees above the Northern Horizon.

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