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Assuming you mean the north pole of the sky: They turn in small circles around the north pole - one turn per day.
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What cause the north star to change between the stars vega polaris and thuban?
The Earth is like an enormous gyroscope, spinning in space. We think of gyroscopes as always pointing in the same direction, but all gyros wobble a little bit, with a motion called "precession". The Earth's precession causes the north pole to move VERY SLOWLY. The north pole of the Earth is currently pointed to the star Polaris, but it hasn't always been, and won't always be. The cycle is 25,800 years long.As the centuries pass, the Earth's precession will cause the north pole to slowly move away from Polaris, and in about 12,000 years will point somewhere near Vega. In another 14,000 years, the north pole will be pointed somewhere near Polaris again - except that Polaris itself is moving. In 26,000 years, Polaris will be about 5 degrees away from the pole.
What does steering by a star mean?
The stars move very very slowly from our perspective because they are so far away. Polaris, sometimes called the North Star, is and has been for millennia, located directly above the northern pole of the earth's axis, which means that if you are in the northern hemisphere and you need to know where north is to be able to steer a ship at sea, the North Star will give you that information. The Southern Cross performs a similar function in the Southern hemisphere. If you are sailing near the equator, the pole stars will be near the horizon and may be hard to see. However, if you know the constellations and particularly the signs of the zodiac, which are on the ecliptic, you should still be able to calculate your directions more or less.
What makes the north star polaris special?
It appears stationary in the night sky, due to the fact that it lined up almost directly over the North Pole. Because of this it can be used to find true north, which is a very useful thing when sailing at night and all other points of reference are gone, such as landmarks or the sun.
How many degrees above the horizon is the north star from longitude 39 degrees 53 ft and 49 inches north and latitude 76 degrees 9 ft 50 inches west at 5AM?
The "North Celestial Pole" of the sky is always due north of you, and at the same angle above your horizon as whatever your north latitude is. It doesn't move, and the north star is always within about 1/3 of a degree from that point. Your longitude makes no difference at all. And neither does the time of day. And feet and inches have no place in angle measure. And latitude is north or south and longitude is east or west.
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Stars near the north celestial pole appear to move?
counter-clockwise
Do stars at north pole move?
No, The stars themselves are not moving, but the Earth is rotating. This gives the appearance that the stars are revolving in circles around the pole in a counterclockwise direction
Do circumpolar stars move counterclockwise around the north celestial pole?
no they move counter clock wise
Why do all stars appear to move except the pole star?
Those stars except Polaris or the North Pole stars really orbit the Milky Way Galaxy but not Outside
At the north pole do surface winds move north or south?
north
On June 21 where is the north pole?
Where it was on the other 364 days of the year. The North Pole does not move, you are thinking of the Magnetic North Pole.
Why is polaris famous?
Polaris, also called the North Star, is just about in line with the north pole and so does not appear to move across the sky as other stars do.
What must be your location if the stars move across the sky in circles cetered directly overhead?
The north or south pole.
How does a magnets North Pole behave when brought near another North Pole?
they move away
How will the constellations move across the sky if you are standing at the North Pole?
The pole star will be directly overhead and all the other stars will go in circles around it.
Why does the pole star stay due north while the rest of the plow can be in all positions around the pole star?
The stars don't move, the Earth (and you) does. You're spinning (once a day) around a line drawn from the north pole to Polaris.
Are the magnetic in the north pole and the geographic north pole always the same distance?
No, the magnetic pole is always on the move, which is why the magnetic variation is often printed on maps.
