Transit north?

[StuartT]

Sorry if this is a really dumb question but surely a transit north is an altitude minimum, not maximum?

This diagram is from Telescopius

[Clarkey]

It is not the highest point when the object crosses the meridian from east to west from your position? That's my understanding.

[symmetal]

Objects with Declinations higher than your latitude are always towards your North and cross the Northern Meridian twice a day. The Northern transit mentioned is the transit in which it's highest in the sky, but it's still North of you. NGC7129 has a Dec of 66 deg so from the UK falls into this catagory. 🙂

Alan

[StuartT]

19 hours ago, symmetal said:

Objects with Declinations higher than your latitude are always towards your North and cross the Northern Meridian twice a day. The Northern transit mentioned is the transit in which it's highest in the sky, but it's still North of you. NGC7129 has a Dec of 66 deg so from the UK falls into this catagory. 🙂

Alan

aha! Of course!

(I knew it was a dumb question!)

Thanks