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When is Polaris directly over head?
Polaris is only directly overheat if you are at the north pole.
Where does polaris appear directly over head?
At the North Pole.
Where would be if the Polaris is seen at the Zenith?
You would be pretty darn close to the north pole. _______________________ Specifically, you would be within about 40 miles of the north pole. Polaris is about 2/3 of a degree away from being directly above the north pole.
Why is Polaris at its highest latitude in the Arctic Circle?
The Earthg's north pole points very close to Polaris in the sky. So Polaris is directly over your head when you stand at the north pole, it's on your horizon when you stand on the equator, and it's somewhere between your horizon and the point directly over your head when you stand somewhere between the north pole and the equator.
Circumpolar constellations orbit what?
Beautiful question !! Circumpolar stars and constellations are stars and constellations the "go around the pole" = Circum (circle) polar (the pole) The North Star is called "Polaris" because it's directly above Earth's North Pole - in other words, if you went to the North Pole, "polaris" would be directly over your head. Because of this, all of the stars appear to pivot around Polaris as Earth rotates. Now I don't know where you live, but if you live in the United States, Polaris would NOT be overhead - it would be lower in the sky but still in the North. The lower on the globe you live, the lower Polaris appears in the sky. So, the stars and constellations that spin around Polaris but DON'T SET, are called circumpolar stars and constellations.
What is the farthest northern latitude you would experience sunshine directly over head and on what date would this happen?
This latitude is called the tropic of Cancer and is located at 23.5 north (the same as the tilt of the earth) the sun is directly over head on June 21.
Is polaris South in Australia?
No. Polaris is located almost directly over the north pole and so is never visible in the southern hemisphere. There is no corresponding star for the south pole.
Where could you live for the sun never directly over your head?
North of the Tropic of Cancer and south of the tropic of Capricorn so basically any latitude grater than 30 would never have the suns rays directly over your head
Where would your shadow be at noon if you lived closer to the equator?
There will be no shadow because the sun will be directly over your head on the equator at 12 noon.
What would describe an unsafe laboratory practice?
placing head directly over a test tube to smell it instead of wafting it with your hand.
Star directly over the North Pole?
The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris, is fairly close to that position (less than one degree).
How often does the sun shine directly over head at the equator?
Equinox
