For example, if you live at a latitude of 50° north, the circumpolar stars will be all stars that are up to 50° around the celestial north pole.
As another example, if you live at a latitude 30° south of the equator, the circumpolar stars will be all those that are in a circle up to 30° around the celestial south pole.
No there are no circumpolar constellations on the equator.
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Circumpolar constellations are those that never set below the horizon. The further north (or south) one travels, the more constellations are circumpolar. Where I live, above the 45th parallel, most of the Big Dipper stars are circumpolar, but Arcturus is not, and the constellation of Orion sets below the horizon in the summer. Equatorial constellations are those that pass directly overhead when one is between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. I believe these are primarily the 13 constellations of the zodiac.
Northern circumpolar constellations revolve around the north celestial pole in a counterclockwise manner. They never seem to rise or set, in regards to the horizon. Every 24 hours they seem to complete a revolution around Polaris, the North Star. Because the Earth is a sphere, the number of circumpolar constellations that one sees depends on one's location from the North Pole. At the North Pole, every constellation in the night sky is circumpolar. Below the equator, one cannot see a single circumpolar constellation. These are the common circumpolar constellations of 40-50 degrees N latitude: Ursa Major Ursa Minor Cassiopeia Cepheus Draco
Circumpolar, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Technically, a circumpolar constellation is one that never sets, but just goes around the elevated pole. That's the north star Polaris in the northern hemisphere, or the blank spot of space above the south pole. This, however, depends on your latitude; the higher your latitude, the more constellations are "circumpolar" for you. I live near Sacramento, CA, USA, at latitude about 38 degrees north, so any constellation within 38 degrees of Polaris is "circumpolar" for me. That includes constellations such as Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, and Draco, but not constellations like Orion.
No there are no circumpolar constellations on the equator.
There's no answer to this question, because the definition of circumpolar depends on where you are. If you're at the pole, all the constellations you can see are circumpolar. If you're on the equator, there are no circumpolar constellations.
Circumpolar constellations are visible all year long, depending on where you are viewing them from. At the north pole, or the south pole, some constellations are visible year-round, these are the circumpolar constellations. On the equator, there are no circumpolar constellations because of the earths rotation, that is why circumpolar constellations are at the "poles". Some of the circumpolar constellations can also be viewed from other parts of the same hemisphere, such as the big dipper and the little dipper, although they are circumpolar, they are also seen in other parts of the northern hemisphere. Circumpolar constellations in the northern hemisphere, will never be seen at the south pole, and vice versa. I hope this helped.
Circumpolar constellations are visible all year long, depending on where you are viewing them from. At the north pole, or the south pole, some constellations are visible year-round, these are the circumpolar constellations. On the equator, there are no circumpolar constellations because of the earths rotation, that is why circumpolar constellations are at the "poles". Some of the circumpolar constellations can also be viewed from other parts of the same hemisphere, such as the big dipper and the little dipper, although they are circumpolar, they are also seen in other parts of the northern hemisphere. Circumpolar constellations in the northern hemisphere, will never be seen at the south pole, and vice versa. I hope this helped.
These are called circumpolar constellations.
The circumpolar constellations
Circumpolar constellations means that a constellation orbits around the north star. Otherwise, polaris.
(circumpolar - our view of the constellation on Earth) Constellations are circumpolar because they are only how we view them on Earth. The constellations would be different on another planet or at another viewing point. They are circumpolar since they are at different distances in relation to each other and to the Earth.
These are called circumpolar constellations.
As latitude increases toward the South Pole, the number of circumpolar constellations increases.
Circumpolar stars/constellations always stay above our horizon, if they go below our horizon than they are no longer circumpolar.
The five circumpolar constellations are Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Draco,Cassiopeia, and Cepheus. Each are constellations in the Northern Hemisphere that circle the pole star Polaris.