You are kidnapped, drugged and flown somewhere. After an indefinite period in a

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You are kidnapped, drugged and flown somewhere. After an indefinite period in a dark cell, you escape and try to determine where you are and what time of year it is by making astronomical observations. What could you say about your location on Earth and the time of year if you determine the altitude of the North Celestial pole to be 35 degrees? You are 35 degrees South Latitude, any time of year You are located on the ecliptic You are 35 degrees North Latitude, any time of year You are 35 degrees North Latitude, at Equinox time

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1.You are 35 degrees north latitude,any time of year.

North Celestial Pole is the point in the sky about which all the stars seen from the Northern Hemisphere rotate. The North Star, also called Polaris, is located almost exactly at this point in the sky. If you go out at night and find the north star you will notice that it does not move during the course of the night, while all the other stars do move, they rotate from east to west around the north star.

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