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Pole star WHEN DIRECTION
Pole star WHEN DIRECTION
Yes. The pole star/ north star/ Polaris is in the constellation Ursa Minor.
In a word YES!!!. However, the Pole Star/ North Star are more correctly named as 'Polaris'. It is a star in the constellation of Ursa Minor (Little Bear). The Star is readily visible at night in the northern hemisphere. It has a magnitude of 1.98
First, look for the bid dipper in the sky. A line through, the two stars fartherest away from the beginning of the handle of the dipper may be extended to lead you to the pole star- this is North. So the opposite direction will be South
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Pole star WHEN DIRECTION
Pole star WHEN DIRECTION
It used to be the Pole star and so was directly above the Earth's North Pole.
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It acts as a compass at night.
It acts as a compass at night.
The pole star is situated in the direction,which is directly above the geographic noth-pole of the earth's axis.Thus,its position relative to the earth does not change its hence it appears stationary
the pole star is used for finding for directions because it is always north. if u keep going you could find the north pole
In the northern hemisphere the direction of the north pole is indicated by theposition of the Pole star. This can be found by following the pointers in the group of stars known as the Great Bear or PloughThe star group is known as the Great Bear or Plough
With the help of uras major we can locate the pole star. To locate the pole star at the end of ursa major. Whe it is visible in summer and imagine the line in north direction. It will led us to see the pole star.
That's a star that is less than one degree of the sky's north pole - that is, it is almost in the direction of Earth's axis of rotation. As a result, while the Earth spins, the North Star stays almost exactly in the same direction.