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Q: What are one of the circumpolar pointer stars?
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If you were standing on the north pole how many circumpolar stars would you see?

All stars are circumpolar


Where would you see the least number of circumpolar stars?

At the equator, you will see no circumpolar stars.


What is special about circumpolar stars?

A circumpolar star never sets below your horizon.


What is circumpolar motion?

Circumpolar motion refers to the motion of the stars relative to the viewer in a particular spot. Stars that are said to be circumpolar never cross the horizon as they cross the sky for the viewer.


How many circumpolar stars would you see if standing on the equator?

If you were standing on the equator, how many circumpolar stars would you see?


How is a circumpolar stars different from other stars?

They are always visible in the sky. (Unless it's cloudy). They don't "rise" and "set" at the latitudes where they are circumpolar.


Can circumpolar stars be included in the zodiac?

No. The Zodiac are 12 constellations that lie in the plane of the ecliptic; circumpolar ("moving around the pole") stars are well above or below the ecliptic.


Do circumpolar stars rise in the east?

No they do not. By definition circumpolar stars do not "rise". They are above the observer's horizon at all times.


What did ancient egyptians believe about astronomy?

They believed that when Paraohs died they would become one of the circumpolar stars


From the northern hemisphere circumpolar stars appear to be circling what?

Polaris


What is the difference between seasonal and circumpolar constellations?

Circumpolar stars/constellations always stay above our horizon, if they go below our horizon than they are no longer circumpolar.


What is a pointer star?

Its basically the stars that are at one of the earths axes or stars that point to the main stars at the 2 axes.