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Because they are located straight up from the point of the sky under them. The Earth rotates around this area, so the star in this area is more-or-less stationary.
If you stand under a balloon at a party and turn round and round while looking at it, then relative to your nose (which you might regard as fixed on you) the balloon goes round, but stays above you. Other balloons go around you.
The earth spins on its axis. The pole star is almost exactly above (ie pointed to by) this axis. So most stars appear to go round and round, but the pole star stays where it is. It actually does appear to do a very small circle because it is not precisely pointed to by the axis.
Because it lays on an imaginary line that extends from the axis that we rotate on.
You can simulate this in an experiment within you house or building. All you need is a video camera (or anythig that can record video, like a phone or iPod nano) and someplace with a bunch of lights or other objects on the ceiling or floor.
Take the video camera and look up at the ceiling (or down at the floor) and pick one light to focus on. While standing directly under that light and looking up at it, slowly spin in a circle while continually looking at that light. Hopefully there are other things on the ceiling that also appear in the frame of the movie, like other lights, or that dent that you made when you were rough housing with your friend and a Baseball.
After about 30 seconds and several rotations (you don't need to rotate very fast at all), watch the video. You'll see that the light you were focusing on does not move, while all other objects in the sky appear to rotate around that light.
Compared to the Earth, you are the Earth and that light is the pole star.
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Good answer! . . . . In actual fact, the Pole star, or Polaris, is changing its observed position relative to Earth, but for our lifetimes Polaris does lie (temporarily) on the extended Earth's axis. All the stars are moving relative to Earth, and in several more thousands of years, we may no longer recognize, for example, the Big Dipper and Little Dipper.
Polaris has also been observed by astronomers as moving relative to Earth. Thousands of years ago, Polaris and the other constellations were not where they are now. In thousands of more years, they, along with Polaris, will have moved on in their slow creep across the sky to new places.
pole star appears stationery in the sky and all other constellations appear to revolve around it. It points to geographic north direction and is very useful for sailors in finding directions at night.
There is no apparent movement of the pole star because they are the position points of the north and south pole
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Is the pole star the only stationary star?
It is not really stationary, it just appears to be. It is the star that appears to have least movement in the night sky. Stars that are near to it also don't seem to move much, just appearing to go around it. The further a star is from it, the more it seems to move.
If pole star doesnt move then how can you see pole star during revolution of earth?
everything in the universe is in motion at all times
What star is the only one to seem stationary at any time of the year?
Polaris, also referred to as the pole star or the north star.
Why Is The Pole Star A Dot?
The Pole Star appears as a single point of light in the sky due to its distance from Earth and its relative position to the celestial pole. It is essentially a bright star located near the Earth's rotational axis, so it appears stationary while other stars seem to move due to Earth's rotation.
What do you call the star that does not seem to move at night?
the answer is suck
How is the pole star useful to humans?
The Pole Star appears to be stationary in the Northern sky, while other stars move in a circular orbit as the earth rotates. Once the Pole Star is found, people can use the pole to navigate should a compass is not available.
What star does the other northern hemisphere stars seem to rotate?
The northern pole star, which is called Polaris. Polaris is within 1/2 degree (a very tiny bit) of the true north celestial pole.
Why does the pole star stay due north while the rest of the plow can be in all positions around the pole star?
The stars don't move, the Earth (and you) does. You're spinning (once a day) around a line drawn from the north pole to Polaris.
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.
Is pole star is located by Ursa major constellation?
Yes. Pole Star is located by Ursa Major. On a clear moonless sky during summer at 9.00 p.m. at the northern part of sky you can see Ursa Major. Imagine a straight line that passess through these stars and extend this line towards the northern side to a star that is not too bright. This is a Pole Star. This star does not move at all. Ursa Major moves east to west of this Pole Star.
Is it true that Polaris does not seem to move as Earth rotates?
Yes, Polaris always seems to "hover" over the North Pole.
Why do constellations appear to revolve around the Pole star?
This is because the Pole Star (i.e. Polaris, in the Northern hemisphere) is within a degree of the Earth's centre of rotation. That is, the north pole is in line with this particular star. Thus, as the Earth rotates, Polaris does not appear to move in the sky, and the rest of the stars appear to revolve around it.
