For your final project in 3510 you decide that you want to t

For your final project in 3510, you decide that you want to try to image the recently discovered exoplanet orbiting Proxima Centauri. Unfortunately, Centaurus is only visible from the Southern Hemisphere. How far south do you have to go for Proxima Centauri to be 35 degrees above the southern horizon at its highest? (Yes, you need to find the coordinates for the Proxima Centauri yourself). Find a city close to this latitude that you should visit for your observing project.

Solution

The question is incomplete because

1. initial position of observer is required.

2. Not mentioned if the rotation of earth too have to taken into consideration.