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1/3/21

[Answer] Why do the stars of the northern sky appear to circle around Polaris?

Answer: on the north horizon




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Why do the stars of the northern sky appear to circle around Polaris? What's so Special About the North Star (Polaris)? | Owlcation Why do the stars appear to rotate around Polaris? | Socratic Why do the stars appear to rotate around Polaris? | Socratic Does the North Star ever move? | Astronomy Essentials ... Sun Feb 07 2016 · Explanation: Due to rotation of earth stars around Polaris moves in circular patterns and it is visible in a long exposure photo graph of Polaris. It is not actually the stars circle but due to earth's motion we feel like that. Picture credit Robert reevs.com. The north celestial pole is located very close to the pole star (Polaris or North Star) so from the Northern Hemisphere all circumpolar stars appear to move around Polaris. Polaris itself remains almost stationary always at the north (i.e. azimuth of 0°) and always at the same altitude (angle from the horizon) equal to the observer's latitude. These are then classified into quadrants. Fri Apr 26 2013 · Question: Why do stars move in a circle around Polaris? Answer: The stars aren't technically moving around Polaris but they appear to do so. The axis or the North Pole is more or less aligned with Polaris so the other stars appear to circle it as the Earth turns on its axis. The stars as seen fro...


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