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When is the North Star visible and what other constellations are visible at the same time?
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∙ 14y ago
Polaris, or the North Star, is always visible in the Northern Hemisphere. The entire sky rotates around it during the night. The Big and Little Dipper aka Big and Little Bear are visible, as Polaris is a part of the Little Dipper. Draco, Casseopia, and Capheus are also formations normally visible around the North Star. The other constellations vary with the seasons, see the star chart referenced.
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∙ 12y agoAs long as your above a latitude of about 1 degree north, on any fairly clear night, it will be visible.
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What happens to the north stars as it approach 0 degrees?
There are completely different constellations on South sky. Behind the equator there is no Northern star visible.
Why do some constellations such as ursa minor are visble in the sky year round other constellations appear for only part of the year?
What constellations are circumpolar (visible all year, at any time of the night) depends on your latitude. If you are (for example) at a latitude of 50° north, then any start that is 50° or less from the sky's north pole will never go below the horizon. For a more detailed explanation, read the Wikipedia article on "Circumpolar star".
How will the constellations move across the sky if you are standing at the North Pole?
The pole star will be directly overhead and all the other stars will go in circles around it.
How does the big dipper change with the seasons?
From the viewpoint of the Earth, all the constellations 'revolve' around Polaris (the North star. As the Earth orbits the sun, its relative position to the constellations changes - and they appear to move across the night-sky.
Is the North Star visible in North America only at night during the spring and the summer?
It's only visible at night, but it is visible all year round in North America. In fact, it never goes below the horizon anywhere north of the equator.
What happens to the north stars as it approach 0 degrees?
There are completely different constellations on South sky. Behind the equator there is no Northern star visible.
Why do some constellations such as ursa minor are visble in the sky year round other constellations appear for only part of the year?
What constellations are circumpolar (visible all year, at any time of the night) depends on your latitude. If you are (for example) at a latitude of 50° north, then any start that is 50° or less from the sky's north pole will never go below the horizon. For a more detailed explanation, read the Wikipedia article on "Circumpolar star".
What are three constellations that are almost like the north star?
You can't compare a constellation to a star.
Which star is visible at night?
the north star
What does circumpolar constellations mean?
Circumpolar constellations means that a constellation orbits around the north star. Otherwise, polaris.
Can same star constellations be seen from Europe and Australia?
Some of them, yes. Constellations along the Zodiac can be seen from either hemisphere, but constellations well away from the celesial equator cannot be seen very far in the other hemisphere. For example, Ursa Major is not visible in Australia, and the Southern Cross is not visible in Europe or North America. Most of the "official" constellations were named by northern hemisphere astronomers, or European navigators sailing in southern waters. Look at how many southern hemisphere constellations have a nautical theme; the Telescope, the Octant, the Quadrant. Even Cetus, the Whale, was named by sailors, not people who LIVED there.
A constellation near the north star?
The north star is part of the constellation Ursa Minor, and is near such constellations as Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, and Draco.
Constellation near the north star?
There are several constellations near Polaris, the North Star. But, the closest one is the constellation in which the North Star is in - Ursa Minor, The Little Bear. The North Star, Polaris, is the last star in the Little Bear's tail.
Can you see the North Star from California?
Yes. The North Star is visible anywhere in the northern hemisphere.
How will the constellations move across the sky if you are standing at the North Pole?
The pole star will be directly overhead and all the other stars will go in circles around it.
Why do you use the North Star to navigate?
because it's directly above the north pole so doesn't appear to move unlike all other stars and be used as a reference point to find other constellations
How did they name the stars?
Keep in mind that not all stars are named, but rather constellations and star orientations. Some are derived from Latin terms, and the constellations usually have some allusional relation to fables or tales (Orion's Belt, Dipper, etc.) The North Star, the brightest star seen to the north. Yeah.
