It acts as a compass at night.
It acts as a compass at night.
south pole
No matter where Earth is in its orbit, its geographic north pole is always pointing toward Polaris, also known as the North Star or the Pole Star. However, different stars serve as the Pole Star in different centuries or millennia because the direction of Earth's tilt rotates at the rate of one cycle every 25,800 years.
NO!!! Betelgeuse is seen in the constellation of Orion. It can easily be seen in the South Western Sky in the evening, during the months of January and February, It is no where near the Polaris (Pole Star).
Polaris, also called the North Star and the Pole Star, is situated within about 2/3 of a degree of the North Celestial Pole.
It acts as a compass at night.
the pole star is used for finding for directions because it is always north. if u keep going you could find the north pole
Pole star WHEN DIRECTION
Pole star WHEN DIRECTION
the pole star is used for finding for directions because it is always north. if u keep going you could find the north pole
It used to be the Pole star and so was directly above the Earth's North Pole.
North
With the help of uras major we can locate the pole star. To locate the pole star at the end of ursa major. Whe it is visible in summer and imagine the line in north direction. It will led us to see the pole star.
south pole
pole star
Wherever the Muslims live, they know the direction of Mecca as they have to offer prayer facing it. Direction at night may be known with the help of the Pole Star.
The pole star is situated in the direction,which is directly above the geographic noth-pole of the earth's axis.Thus,its position relative to the earth does not change its hence it appears stationary