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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.
What else can I help you with?
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 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.
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.
Does polaris lie at the north celestial pole?
That's one way to say it. Another way is that the earth's axis points at Polaris. That way, you don't have to deal with the subject of "up" and "down", which doesn't really have any meaning once you leave the earth's surface.
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 is the celestial pole?
The celestial pole is the point in the sky directly above the Earth's North or South Pole. The North Celestial Pole is located near the North Star (Polaris), while the South Celestial Pole does not have a bright star near it. Stars appear to rotate around these points due to Earth's rotation.
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.
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 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?
The celestial pole is directly above Earth's geographic poles, so to place a celestial pole at your zenith you would need to be at either the North Pole or the South Pole. At these locations, the celestial pole would be directly overhead, making it appear as if the axis of Earth's rotation extended into the sky.
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.
How is the altitude of the North Celestial Pole above the northern horizon related to the observer's latitude?
The altitude of the North Celestial Pole above the northern horizon is equal to the observer's latitude. This means that the higher the observer's latitude, the higher the North Celestial Pole will appear in the sky. For example, an observer at a latitude of 45 degrees will see the North Celestial Pole 45 degrees above the northern horizon.
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.
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.
