Where on Earth are you if Polaris is on your horizon?
Your at the equator if you see Polaris at the horizon
Your at the equator if you see Polaris at the horizon
From Antarctica, for example.
On any night of the year, Polaris can be seen from the northern hemisphere and cannot be seen from the southern one. (Assuming the sky is clear in the north.)
It is Polaris.
No. Polaris cannot be seen at any point (0.5 degrees) south of the equator.
No. All year long.
As seen from Lima, Peru, Polaris is always about 12 degrees below the point on the horizon due north of the observer. So it is never visible.
Also known as the North Star, Polaris, is located within one degree of the north celestial pole - the point of Earth's axis of rotation. This means that the Earth's (geographic) north pole is pointing almost exactly to the point in the sky where Polaris is located. For this reason, Polaris can be seen by anyone in the northern hemisphere throughout the year.
Polaris, the pole star.
Yes, it is true.