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It is mere coincidence that Earth's axis is aligned with Polaris. There are about 5,000 stars visible to the naked eye, so it is not all that unlikely.

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Towards which star does the earth's axis appear to be tilted?

The north star


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When summer in New Zealand, the Earth's southern regions are tilted towards the Sun, and the North Pole tilted away from it.


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because the earth is tilted 23.5 degrees towards the north star, so we have two equinoxes in the spring and fall


Why do Seasonal change?

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Why does summer occur in earth northern hemisphere when earth north pole is tilted toward the sun?

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Summer


When the north end of earth's axis is tilted away from the sun North America will experience?

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