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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?
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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When does the moon cross the earth's equator?
The Moon never crosses the equator because the equator is on the surface of the Earth. The Moon does cross the plane in which the equator lies (called the celestial equator).The ascending node and descending node are points at which the Moon's orbit crosses the celestial equator (the plane of the Earths equator). The Moon crosses the same node every 27.2122 days, an interval called the draconicordraconitic month. The line of nodes, the intersection between the two respective planes, has a retrograde motion: for an observer on Earth it rotates westward along the ecliptic with a period of 18.60 years, or 19.3549° per year. When viewed from celestial north, the nodes move clockwise around the Earth, opposite the Earth's own spin and its revolution around the Sun. Lunar and solar eclipses can occur when the nodes align with the Sun, roughly every 173.3 days.Different Answer:The moon will appear to 'cross' the equator twice each lunar month as it moves from south to north (this happens about every 14 days).
What is shape and size of the planets?
Planets, by definition are all approximately spherical in shape, though their axial rotation often means that they are oblate spheroids (look like `squashed spheres`, longer across the equator than from pole to pole). The size of the planets varies; Mercury's diameter (at the equator) = 4880km or 0.3825 x Earths diameter Venus' diameter = 12104km or 0.9488 x Earths Earth's diameter = 12756km Mars' diameter = 6794km or 0.5323 x Earths Jupiter's diameter = 142,984km or 11.21 x Earths Saturn's diameter = 120,534km or 9.45 x Earths Uranus' diameter = 51,114km or 4.01 x Earths Neptune's diameter = 49,532km or 3.88 x Earths
How many earths fit across the moon?
0.578987334321 Earths fit into the moon because the moon is smaller than the Earth
Where on the earths surface is the sun hottest throughout the year?
A broad band along the equator is usually the hottest area of the earth throughout the year.
How does rotation affect the value of gravity at the earth surface?
The (centripital) force due to rotation is at its greatest at the equator, if you weigh 100 kg, the force of gravity on you = approx. 982 n anywhere on earths surface, the centripetal force at the equator = 3.4 n
What is the projection of earths equator on the celestial sphere?
Celestial Equator
You are standing on Earths equator so Which way is Polaris the North star?
If you are right at the Equator, you will not be able to see Polaris. If you could, it would be right on the horizon, but ground haze and obstructions would almost certainly hide it from view.
If you were standing at the earths north pole which would be located in the zenith?
If you were standing at Earth's North Pole, the North Star, also known as Polaris, would be located directly in the zenith, or straight overhead. This is because Polaris is situated very close to the celestial north pole in the night sky.
Where is earths circumfrerence greatest?
at the equator.
What country doesn't touch the Earths equator?
Many countries do not cross the equator.
What is an equionox?
An equinox is when the sun crosses the celestial equator, resulting in day and night being nearly equal lengths all over the world. There are two equinoxes each year: the vernal equinox in March and the autumnal equinox in September.
How many miles is the earths equator?
24,901.55
Is the earths axis perpendicular to the equator?
Mercury
Why does the equator go sideways?
The tilt of earths axis makes the equator appear to be sideways.
Where is earths equator?
The equator goes though South Africa, Africa and new Guinea
Where would you be standing if you where standing on the northernmost point on the earths surface?
the north pole
Why do the poles receive the less solar energy than the equator does?
Because the middle of the earths surface is the hottest on earth and the equator is right in the middle and the poles is at the end of the earths surfaces
