0
Because it is in line with Earth's axis of rotation, Polaris never rises or sets. It is always in the same place in the sky from any given location in the northern hemisphere.
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why do stars rise and set in they night sky?
For the same reason that the Sun and the Moon rise and set. That's the result of Earth's rotation.
If you went out at night and every star in the sky rose and set except for Polaris where could you be?
Near the equator.
How do you set timing on a polaris magnum 500?
how do you set the timing on a polaris 500 atv
Do Saturn and Earth both have Polaris as a pole star?
No because it's just a coincidence that the Earth's axis points to Polaris just now. In 13,000 years time Polaris will be 47 degrees from the true north point that it occupies today, so it will rise and set just like other stars.
How many minutes later does the moon rise or set each night?
Approximately 50 minutes.
How often can you see a moon in the night?
Any moon apart from the new moon can be seen in the night sky, although the only moon phase that is above the horizon the entire night is the full moon. The gibbous phases either rise just before sunset or set after sunrise, the quarter phases either rise or set at midnight and the crescent phases either rise shortly before sunrise or set shortly before sunset.
Why do you say that the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west?
The reason it is said that the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west is that it doesn't actually rise or set. From our vantage point, it appears that the sun is moving across the sky when in reality, it is the rotation of our own planet that causes the transition from night to day and so on.
What is your guiding star at night?
Polaris, which is located at directly North.
Why does the moon rise in the morning not at night?
At some stage in every lunar month the moon will rise in the morning. Only when it is almost new/very old, you might not see it rise or set because it is almost in line with the sun.
Why does polaris stay fixed all night?
It's an illusion caused by Polaris being (almost) in line with the Earth's axis of rotation.
Where does the sun appear to rise then to set?
Rise in the East and set in the West.
Each night a passenger on the ship observed polaris. what best describes the observed changes in the altitude of polaris made by the passenger during the voyage?
Each night, the altitude decreases in the northern sky.
