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Why do the paths of other stars appear as curved lines?
Because it does
Where would you expect to see the sun in the sky if you were at the north pole at the beginning of fall about September 21st?
pretty low on the horizon
Where is the north star if you live in the north pole?
Near the zenith, i.e., the highest point in the sky.
Why can you see the sky from the North Pole to the Equator yet only a few miles of sea to the horizon - I don't get this?
The Earth gets in your way. The surface is curved and you can not see over the curve.
Why pole star looks stationary while all other stars appear to move?
As the Earth spins on it axis, the stars appear to move across the sky as we see them from the Earths surface. The pole star does not shift much from its position throughout the night though. This is because the axis about which the Earth is turning is pointing in its direction, towards the north (and out towards the south too).
What are the 2 places that you can't see the whole night sky?
the North and South pole
Is sky is nearer to north pole than south pole?
The sky is over the entire earth. it is the same distance from the north pole as it is the south.
Why do people who live in Australia never see Polaris?
People who live in Australia can indeed see the star Polaris. They just have to visit the northern hemisphere to do it. The earth's axis has a reasonably stable orientation toward north/south; thanks to the stabilizing effect of the moon, it doesn't swing wildly out of place. So people viewing the sky from closer to the north pole can see the northern sky and not the southern sky. People viewing the sky from closer to the south pole can see the southern sky and not the northern. Polaris is very close to the point the north pole actually points to, which is why it is called 'Polaris', the pole star.
Why do the paths of other stars appear as curved lines?
Because it does
Can the southern hemisphere people see the pole star Why?
The elevation of Polaris (the North Star) above the Northern horizon is almostequal to the North latitude of the place where you are when you see it.That means that when you stand on the Equator, the North Star is exactlyON the Northern horizon, and if you stand anywhere South of the Equator,the North Star is always BELOW the horizon.But . . .Everybody in the Southern hemisphere CAN see the SOUTH pole of the sky,which nobody in the Northern hemisphere can ever see.Sadly, there's no bright star anywhere near the South pole of the sky,to mark it the way Polaris marks the sky's North pole for us.
Where in the sky is the North Star when viewed from the North Pole?
Directly overhead.
Why doesnt the north star changes positions?
The North Star is close to the north pole of the sky - one of the centers of rotation - of the apparent rotation of the sky around us (the other is the south pole).
Where would you expect to see the sun in the sky if you were at the north pole at the beginning of fall about September 21st?
pretty low on the horizon
How stars move in the north near North Pole?
Assuming you mean the north pole of the sky: They turn in small circles around the north pole - one turn per day.
You just read a book which refers to the sunless sky and the high sun sky referring to North and South Which would be which?
From March 21 to September 21, the sun never sets at the north pole and never rises at the south pole.The south pole is sunless and the north pole sees the sun in the sky, though it is by no means "high".From September 21 to March 21, the sun never rises at the north pole and never sets at the south pole.The north pole is sunless and the south pole sees the sun in the sky, though it is by no means "high".
Does Santa Claus live in the sky?
No, he lives at the North Pole.
Which star never changes location in night sky?
All the stars appear to move in the night sky, because the Earth is spinning. But for ONE star, the movement is so small that you can't see it without a camera. This star is Polaris, the north pole star. On a long time-exposure photograph, you can see Polaris making a TINY circle in the sky above the north pole.
