What's an Azimuth Limit?

Azimuth tells you what direction to face and Elevation tells you how high up in the sky to look. Both are measured in degrees. Azimuth varies from 0° to 360°.

What is the maximum azimuth you can measure?

Altitude varies from 0 to 90°. Azimuth varies from 0° to 360°. Right ascension varies from 0 to 24 hours, so every hour corresponds to a rotation angle of 15°. Declination varies from -90° (at SCP) to +90° (at NCP).

What is the azimuth scale?

The azimuth is the angle between North, measured clockwise around the observer's horizon, and a celestial body (sun, moon). It determines the direction of the celestial body. For example, a celestial body due North has an azimuth of 0º, one due East 90º, one due South 180º and one due West 270º.

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