Is Orion a circumpolar

Answer 1

No.

All circumpolar constellations are found near the celestial poles. Because of their proximity to the poles, they never disappear from view. Sagittarius is on the ecliptic and thus (like all other zodiac constellations) not close enough to the poles to render it circumpolar.

Answer 2

That depends on your geographical location. If you are at the north pole, half the stars in the sky (the northern hemisphere of the sky) will be circumpolar, the other half will never be visible. If you live near the south pole, the OTHER half, the Southern Hemisphere, will be circumpolar, while the stars in the northern hemisphere will be invisible. If you live at the equator, NO stars will be circumpolar. If - for example - you live 50 degrees north of the equator, then anything 50 degrees from the celestial north pole will be circumpolar.

That depends on your geographical location. If you are at the north pole, half the stars in the sky (the northern hemisphere of the sky) will be circumpolar, the other half will never be visible. If you live near the south pole, the OTHER half, the southern hemisphere, will be circumpolar, while the stars in the northern hemisphere will be invisible. If you live at the equator, NO stars will be circumpolar. If - for example - you live 50 degrees north of the equator, then anything 50 degrees from the celestial north pole will be circumpolar.

That depends on your geographical location. If you are at the north pole, half the stars in the sky (the northern hemisphere of the sky) will be circumpolar, the other half will never be visible. If you live near the south pole, the OTHER half, the southern hemisphere, will be circumpolar, while the stars in the northern hemisphere will be invisible. If you live at the equator, NO stars will be circumpolar. If - for example - you live 50 degrees north of the equator, then anything 50 degrees from the celestial north pole will be circumpolar.

That depends on your geographical location. If you are at the north pole, half the stars in the sky (the northern hemisphere of the sky) will be circumpolar, the other half will never be visible. If you live near the south pole, the OTHER half, the southern hemisphere, will be circumpolar, while the stars in the northern hemisphere will be invisible. If you live at the equator, NO stars will be circumpolar. If - for example - you live 50 degrees north of the equator, then anything 50 degrees from the celestial north pole will be circumpolar.

Answer 3

Sagittarius is an ecliptic constellation because it is one of the signs the Sun and others planets travel through. Circumpolar constellations are close to the poles and thus never rise or set.

Answer 4

The short answer is "no".

And now, this contributor will rush in where angles fear to tread:

When you stop and think about it, the term "circumpolar" is really misleading. Everything

we see in the night sky is circumpolar, but we only use that description to mean the

things that are always up somewhere in the sky, and never set.

Now that we have that straightened out ... whether or not something in your sky sets

or always stays above the horizon completely depends on your latitude.

-- If you're on the equator, you see the entire sky, 50% at a time, and everything

you see eventually sets ... nothing is up all the time.

-- If you're at one of the poles, then you see 50% of the sky all the time, none of

what you see ever sets, and you never see the other half.

-- In between the equator and the poles, what you see falls in between those limits ...

you never see some portion of the sky at all, some portion of what you do see

eventually sets, and the rest of what you do see is circumpolar and never sets.

At the south pole, the half you always see is the southern half of the sky. At the

north pole, the half you always see is the northern half of the sky. So it seems

to me that nothing that straddles the celestial equator can be circumpolar for

anybody, no matter where he's located.

Orion straddles the celestial equator. Betelgeuse is about 7° north, and Rigel is

about 8° south. So, to cut to the chase and come out and make a bold assertion

with no regard for personal safety or appearance, I'm going to say that there's no

place on earth from which all of Orion can appear to be above the horizon continuously

for 24 hours, i.e. it's not circumpolar.

Answer 5

First, "circumpolar" depends on the observer. For example, a star that is 50 degrees north would be circumpolar for anybody that lives 40 degrees or more north of the equator.

Libra is part of the ecliptic, therefore near the equator of the sky; therefore, for most observers, it would not be circumpolar.

Answer 6

That depends on your geographical location. If you are at the north pole, half the stars in the sky (the northern hemisphere of the sky) will be circumpolar, the other half will never be visible. If you live near the south pole, the OTHER half, the southern hemisphere, will be circumpolar, while the stars in the northern hemisphere will be invisible. If you live at the equator, NO stars will be circumpolar. If - for example - you live 50 degrees north of the equator, then anything 50 degrees from the celestial north pole will be circumpolar.

Answer 7

Orion is not a circumpolar constellation. It can be seen from most locations on Earth, but it will not remain constantly above the horizon throughout the night as circumpolar constellations do.

Answer 8

Yes! And that is so when the latitude of the observer ф is more than 90 - the Sun's declanation

|ф| > 90 - e

Where e = 23.5

Answer 9

A circumpolar constellation is a constellation that never drops below the horizon of the viewer. The constellation Aquarius is not considered circumpolar but seasonal.

Answer 10

Not really. Its declination is +20 degrees, so it would only be circumpolar for somebody very near the North Pole.