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BAAO — 2024 Astronomy & Astrophysics Challenge

Question 6

An observer is lost at sea and sees that Polaris is 33° above the horizon. What is their latitude?

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Source: British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad (BAAO), Astronomy & Astrophysics Challenge 2024. Question text, answer-choice text, and answer were transcribed from the official BAAO paper and solutions PDFs; the explanation and metadata are original.