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What is the name of the northern star?
The Pole Star or Polaris.
Another name for the northern star?
Another name for the northern star people is Polaris
Does polaris emit light?
Yes. Polaris is a star and stars emit light. It's commen name is the Northern Star. ami http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris
The northern star is in what constellation?
I assume you are referring to the "North Star" - Polaris. Polaris is the very last star (located at the end of the tail) of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.
Which star can be seen anywhere in the northern hemisphere on any night of the year?
Polaris, the pole star.
Can you see polaris from south pole?
No... Polaris is another name for the North star - which is only visible in the Northern hemisphere.
What is the nothern star?
The Northern Star is also known as Polaris. This is the star that the Earth's axis of rotation approximately points to.
Which star seems to be in a fixed position?
Polaris or the North Star or also known as the Pole star. It is in the northern skies and stays in more or less the same position since it lies on the celestial pole.
What star does the other northern hemisphere stars seem to rotate?
The northern pole star, which is called Polaris. Polaris is within 1/2 degree (a very tiny bit) of the true north celestial pole.
What is another word for the North Star?
The name of the north star is Polaris. As the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor it is also called alpha Ursae Minoris. It is actually a multiple star comprised of Polaris Aa, Polaris Ab and Polaris B.
What is a star above the north pole that helps find constellation?
The bright star near the North Pole is none other than Polaris, or the North Star, and is the 45th brightest star in the night sky. It is the one most closely aligned with the Earth's axis at its northern end and is considered very useful for navigation purposes.
What star was once a northern polar star?
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