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If you were standing on the earth's equator where would you look to see the north celestial pole Could you see it from Australia?
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At the equator, the celestial north pole would be north, just at the horizon. In the Southern Hemisphere, for instance in Australia, the north celestial pole would be north, and as many degrees BELOW the horizon as your latitude. For instance, if you are 10 degrees south of the equator, the celestial north pole would be 10 degrees below the equator.On the other hand, for people in the southern hemisphere, the celestial SOUTH pole would be ABOVE the horizon; this same pole is below the horizon for anybody in the northern hemisphere.
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∙ 6y agoYou would look at the horizon, to the North. It cannot be seen from Australia.
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