angular height

[′an·gyə·lər ′hīt]

(ordnance)

The vertical angle between the line of site and the horizontal.

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To obtain a precise clock time on this date, we wanted to determine the Sun's angular height above the horizon.

Dating an impressionist's sunset: a team of celestial sleuths has pinned down the exact time and location of one of Claude Monet's most beautiful paintings

It allows the observer to measure the angular height of any star, including the sun.

Navies, Natives & Napoleon the war of 1812 in Context-part 2: last issue, we learned that much of the reverence we hold for our War of 1812 "heroes" is misplaced, and that time has led to the creation of myths with little basis in fact. As the war between Britain and France raged on the European continent, its impact was felt across the Atlantic, affecting the North American conflict

The commercial glider pilot PTS requires that the applicant "touches down smoothly within the designated landing area, with no appreciable drift and with the longitudinal axis aligned with the desired landing path, stopping short of and within 100 feet of a designated point." Surprisingly, it is not difficult to achieve: If less than 30 degrees angular height above the runway, move closer to the runway on the downwind; if more than 45 degrees angular height above the runway, move away.

Glider lessons: adding the glider rating can teach powered pilots a lot about how to handle an engine-out emergency and squeeze into a small landing area