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What month can Polaris be seen?
In the northern hemisphere Polaris can be seen in any month of the year.
What places on earth is polaris seen on the horizon?
Where on Earth are you if Polaris is on your horizon?
Where would be if the Polaris is seen on the horizon?
Your at the equator if you see Polaris at the horizon
Where would you be if Polaris is seen on the horizon?
Your at the equator if you see Polaris at the horizon
Where can Polaris not be seen?
From Antarctica, for example.
Can polaris only be seen in the Northern Hemisphere while winter?
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.)
What pointer star can be seen all year?
It is Polaris.
Can you see Polaris from any point on earth?
No. Polaris cannot be seen at any point (0.5 degrees) south of the equator.
Can Polaris can only be seen in the northern hemisphere during the winter?
No. All year long.
Where is Polaris from Lima Peru?
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.
Why would constellations near polaris be seen all year round by people in the northern hemisphere?
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.
Is polaris mainly the north star?
Yes, the name Polaris is used to refer to the North Star. Polaris used to be Thuban, then was Kochab, is now Cynosura and will, one day, be Elrai.
