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-- The north celestial pole is the point in the sky located exactly north of your location,
and an angle above the northern horizon equal to your north latitude.
-- The point is marked approximately, but not precisely, by the moderately bright star 'Polaris',
also referred to as the 'North Star'.
Note that the north celestial pole is visible from everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere,
and from nowhere in the Southern Hemisphere.
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What is the altitude of the north celestial pole if You live at a latitude of 28 degrees North?
The asterism called the "Big Dipper" (which is the central part of the constellation named "Ursa Major") has two fairly prominent stars which act as a pointer to the north star Polaris. Polaris is a relatively dim and undistinguished star whose positioning almost directly above the north pole is very conveniently located in the sky.
What is the name of the new north star in the year 14000?
The nearest bright star to the north celestial pole in 14,000 AD will be Vega. It won't be as close to the pole as Alpha Ursae Minoris ("Polaris") currently is, though.
Why cannot see all constellations?
If you were on the Equator you would see all of them. Otherwise it depends where you live. I live in New Zealand at latitude 35° S. So I can't see any northern stars closer than 35° to the North Celestial Pole. If you live in the north at say 35°N, then you wouldn't see those stars which are closer than 35° to the South Celestial Pole.
Why can you see the sky from the north pole to the equator when you can only see a few miles of water to the horizon and you can't see airplane tracks that far away - I do not understand this?
What, exactly, did you see? - You can basically see anything for which you have line-of-sight, that is, if a straight line between the object and you doesn't go below the horizon. I think the questioner may be mixing up the "celestial equator" and the Earth's equator. The celestial equator is the "projection" of the Earth's equator onto the sky. It a great distance away, effectively at infinity. Let's consider the difference between the two equators. Normally, you can see only a few miles to the horizon, depending on your height above your surroundings. Obviously you can't see the Earth's equator from the North Pole. Things above ground such as airplane tracks can be seen when they are further away than the horizon, but still your visibility is limited by the Earth's surface. However, from the North Pole, you can see as far south in the sky as the celestial equator. So, you could just about see a star in that part of the sky. The stars are light years away, of course. Imagine you are near a distant star on the celestial equator. In theory, at that distance, you could see one full hemisphere of the Earth from pole to pole. So, someone at the Earth's North Pole could see that star. To sum up: it's because the stars are so far away that you can see a star on the celestial equator from the North Pole.
The place where the extended axis of the Earth would touch the celestial sphere is called the celestial?
Pole
What is the celestial pole?
The celestial poles are located directley above the Earth's north and south pole.
Can you see the north celestial pole from the US?
Yes. For any point on Earth that is north of the equator, the north celestial pole is above the horizon.
What latitude on earth is a celestial pole 45 above the horizon'?
At 45 degrees north latitude, the north celestial pole appears 45 degrees above the northern horizon. At 45 degrees south latitude, the south celestial pole appears 45 degrees above the southern horizon.
What is the Arctic?
The Arctic is the north celestial pole, or the region of the Earth above the Arctic Circle, which includes the North Pole.
If you were standing at the earths north pole which would be located in the zenith?
north celestial pole
What is the angle of the celestial north pole above the horizon in Frankfurt Germany?
The altitude of the celestial north pole above the northern horizon is exactlythe observer's north latitude on the earth. The center of Frankfurt is very closeto 50° North latitude.
Where on earth would you go to place a celestial pole on your zenith?
To place a celestial pole on your zenith, you would travel to the North or South Pole. Your zenith is the imaginary point directly above your head.
Is Betelgeuse right above the north pole?
No. Far from it. Polaris, also called the North Star and the Pole Star, is situated within about 2/3 of a degree of the North Celestial Pole.
What star is located right above the north pole?
Polaris, also called the North Star and the Pole Star, is situated within about 2/3 of a degree of the North Celestial Pole.
What is your locate when the north celestial pole is 35.0 above your northern horizon?
In that case, you live at a latitude of 35 degrees north.
Is betelgeuse located almost directly above the North Pole?
No. Far from it. Polaris, also called the North Star and the Pole Star, is the one situated within about 2/3 of a degree of the North Celestial Pole.
Is the north star north of the celestial equator?
Yes. The North Star is aligned with the celestial north pole.
