Appendix B: Helpful Charts - Meade LX-90 Instruction Manual

APPENDIX B: HELPFUL CHARTS

Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the World
To aid in the Polar Alignment procedure (see page 45), latitudes of major cities around the world are listed below. To
determine the latitude of an observing site not listed on the chart, locate the city closest to your site. Then follow the
procedure below:
Northern Hemisphere observers (N): If the site is over 70 miles (110 km) North of the listed city, add one degree for
every 70 miles. If the site is over 70 miles South of the listed city, subtract one degree per 70 miles.
Southern Hemisphere observers (S): If the site is over 70 miles North of the listed city, subtract one degree for every
70 miles. If the site is over 70 miles South of the listed city, add one degree per 70 miles.
UNITED STATES
City State
Albuquerque New Mexico
Anchorage Alaska
Atlanta Georgia
Boston Massachusetts
Chicago Illinois
Cleveland Ohio
Dallas Texas
Denver Colorado
Detroit Michigan
Honolulu Hawaii
Jackson Mississippi
Kansas City Missouri
Las Vegas Nevada
Little Rock Arkansas
Los Angeles California
Miami Florida
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Nashville Tennessee
New Orleans Louisiana
New York New York
Oklahoma City Oklahoma
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Phoenix Arizona
Portland Oregon
Richmond Virginia
Salt Lake City Utah
San Antonio Texas
San Diego California
San Francisco California
Seattle Washington
Washington District of Columbia
Wichita Kansas
EUROPE
City Country
Amsterdam Netherlands
Athens Greece
Bern Switzerland
Copenhagen Denmark
Dublin Ireland
Frankfurt Germany
Glasgow Scotland
Helsinki Finland
Lisbon Portugal
London England
Madrid Spain
Oslo Norway
Paris France
Rome Italy
Stockholm Sweden
Vienna Austria
Warsaw Poland
SOUTH AMERICA
Latitude
City
35° N
Asuncion
61° N
Brasilia
34° N
Buenos Aires
42° N
Montevideo
42° N
Santiago
41° N
ASIA
33° N
City
40° N
Beijing
42° N
21° N Seoul
32° N Taipei
39° N
Tokyo
36° N
Victoria
35° N
AFRICA
34° N
City
26° N
46° N
Cairo
36° N
Cape Town
30° N
Rabat
41° N
Tunis
35° N
Windhoek
40° N
AUSTRALIA
33° N
City
46° N
Adelaide
37° N
41° N Brisbane
29° N Canberra
33° N
Alice Springs
38° N
Hobart
47° N
Perth
39° N
Sydney
38° N
Melbourne
Latitude
52° N
38° N
47° N
56° N
53° N
50° N
56° N
60° N
39° N
51° N
40° N
60° N
49° N
42° N
59° N
48° N
52° N
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Country Latitude
Paraguay 25° S
Brazil 24° S
Argentina 35° S
Uruguay 35° S
Chile 34° S
Country Latitude
China 40° N
South Korea 37° N
Taiwan 25° N
Japan 36° N
Hong Kong 23° N
Country Latitude
Egypt 30° N
South Africa 34° S
Morocco 34° N
Tunisia 37° N
Namibia 23° S
State Latitude
South Australia 35° S
Queensland 27° S
New South Wales 35° S
Northern Territory 24° S
Tasmania 43° S
Western Australia 32° S
New South Wales 34° S
Victoria 38° S