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What are the 3 main constellations that appear all year round in the northern hemisphere?
Little dipper, Big dipper and Cassiopeia
What is the length of the big dipper?
The Big Dipper doesn't rotate. The Earth, however, does rotate. The period of rotation is called a day and the Big Dipper will appear to make a full circle every 24 hours.
Is the big dipper a consalation?
No, the Big Dipper is a constellation.Constellation means stars together and from Earth they appear in the same part of the sky but from another place in the galaxy the might not.
How does the big dipper rotate around the north star?
Not just the big dipper but all of the stars appear to rotate around the North Star because Earth is rotating. The North Star does not appear to move because it is in line with Earth's axis of rotation.
How does the big dipper appear to be moving in relation to the star polaris?
The Dipper appears to rotate in a East to West direction around the celestial North Pole - which is a point that is very close to Polaris.
Why does the little dipper appear to move?
since earth rotates, the constellations will seem to move across the sky.
Why does the big dipper cnstellation appear in different part of the sky through out the year?
because earth rotates
What is the big dipper's length of rotation?
The Big Dipper doesn't rotate. The Earth, however, does rotate. The period of rotation is called a day and the Big Dipper will appear to make a full circle every 24 hours.
Why does the big dipper appear to change its position during the year?
Because the Earth spins on its axis and shows different parts of the sky.
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Is the big dipper a constillation?
yes it is most people think that the big dipper is not but it is in side of the USSR major! My teacher anonymous Say's it's not. but it is! if you look for what constellation means it Say's "in common usage, group of star's that appear to form a configuration in the sky." that means there is a picture in the sky and the big dipper point's north so in civil war Harriet Tubman used the big dipper CONSTELLATION to help here lead other slaves to freedom!
What is the temperature of the big dipper?
The Big Dipper is a collection of individual stars that appear to form a pattern in the sky because of their positions. The individual stars have no connection or association with each other. Each one has its own individual color, temperature, size, and distance from our solar system.
