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If I was standing at the Earth's North Pole what would be located at the Zenith?
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If you're standing exactly on the north Pole, then during the six months when the
sun never rises, Polaris ... the "Pole" star or "North" star ... makes a tiny circle
directly over your head once a day, about 1/3 of a degree from the North Celestial
Pole. Everything else in the sky circles the same point once a day, but in much larger
circles.
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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.
Where on earth would you go to place a celestial pole on your zenith?
To place a celestial pole on your zenith, you would travel to the North or South Pole. Your zenith is the imaginary point directly above your head.
What direction is a harvest moon in?
Because of the rotation of the Earth, the Harvest moon -any moon- appears to rise in the east to it's zenith, then fall out of sight below the Earth's western horizon. If you are north of the Equator, the moon's zenith is southward. Conversely, if you are in the southern hemisphere, the moon's zenith is northward.
What is the great circle passing through the south point on the horizon the zenith and the north point on the horizon is called?
A "meridian"
Where will be the sun at noon?
When the Sun is at its highest position, it is at a line called the meridian. It is a line that goes from north to south, passing through the zenith.
If you were standing at the earths north pole which would be located in the zenith?
north celestial pole
Where is the north star located in San Diego?
57.5 degrees north of your zenith.
Is the Polaris is always located at the zenith?
Only if you are at the North Pole.
Where would you be standing if you where standing on the northernmost point on the earths surface?
the north pole
Where would the north star be located if you were in the north pole?
Less than a degree from the zenith.
Is the Polaris always located at the zenith?
No. It will only always be CLOSE to the zenith if you happen to be at the north pole. At other latitudes, for example if you live at 30° north latitude, it will be about 30° above the horizon (to the north), if you live at 50° north latitude, it will be about 50° above the horizon, etc.
What is the imagenary point in the sky directly above an observer on Earth?
That's the observer's 'zenith'. Since it's referenced to the "observer's head", each observer has a different zenith.
Is zenith and north star the same?
No. The North Star, also called Polaris, is a star that is almost directly above the north pole. The zenith is the highest point an object reaches in the sky.
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 when you stand in the arctic north star could be seen and other stars?
Polaris, otherwise known as the pole star or the north star, is very close to being straight up from the north pole. If you were standing right at the north pole, Polaris would be almost exactly at your zenith-- straight up.
Where on earth would you go to place a celestial pole on your zenith?
To place a celestial pole on your zenith, you would travel to the North or South Pole. Your zenith is the imaginary point directly above your head.
Where is the north star if you live in the north pole?
Near the zenith, i.e., the highest point in the sky.
