ITALY AUGUST 2022
Latitude for travelling and navigate Calculate the latitude of the place determining the height of the Sun at noon (experience 1) and, if possible, determine the altitude of the pole or the Polar star (experience 2) and record the results of each experience in the following Table of Results:
Teacher’s Name GIOSUE’ LALOPA
School were taking place the experiment liceo “Educandato agli Angeli” Verona, via C.Battisti 8
City and country
Real Latitude 45º 26’
Verona, Italy
Day, month, hour=midday*
Solar Declination
Latitude by the Sun
22- 31 August Day, month, hour=
46 degrees Latitude with the pole **
This table with the data and results, and 2 or 3 photos of the experiment, must be sent before September 23, 2022 to newsletter.nase@gmail.com *You can only calculate the latitude with the Sun, when it is at the highest point of its diurnal trajectory, that is, at noon from the Sun. For this reason, the quadrant must be used when the sundial indicates 12 o'clock. **The latitude with the pole can only be calculated if the polar zone is observed from our city, that is, if we are not in the tropical zone or close to it.
STUDENTE GIOSUE’ LALOPA 1R Liceo a.s. 2021-22 Misure effettuate a Verona (VR), Veneto, Italia coordinate: 45°26'N 10°59'E day 22/08/2022 23/08/2022 24/08/2022
time 13:15 13:18 13:16
h 56° 56° 55°
D 11°51’ 11°31’ 11°11’
L 45°11’ 45°31’ 46°11’
25/08/2022
13:15
55°
10°50’
45°50’
26/08/2022
13:17
55°
10°29’
45°29’
27/08/2022
13:17
54°
10°08’
46°08’
28/08/2022 29/08/2022
13:15 13:16
54° 54°
9°47’ 9°26’
45°47’ 45°26’
30/08/2022 31/08/2022
13:15 13:15
53° 53°
9°05’ 8°43’
46°05’ 45°43’
average of L 45°56’
The result obtained is quite good, as it is similar to the real latitude of the place (considering theerror of the instrument, which is ±1°). Legend: h: height of the sun in local noonD: declination of the sun L: latitude