Constellations
Types of constellations that never set in our sky.
Circumpolar Constellations
The stars rotate this direction around the CNP.
What is counterclockwise?
The point in the sky located directly above the north pole
What is celestial north pole
the azimuth of the celestial north pole in philadelphia
What is 0 degrees?
The constellation our Pole Star is located in.
What is Ursa Minor?
Distance measured from due north along the horizon
What is the Azimuth?
the altitude of the CNP in philadelphia
What is 40 degrees?
Direction the stars rise from in our sky.
What is East?
the declination of the celestial north pole
What is 90.
representation of how the sky looks as seen from the earth.
What is the celestial sky?
What is 50 degrees?
The 5 circumpolar constellations
Cephus, Cassiopeia, Draco, Ursa Minor and Ursa Major
This is the declination of the celestial equator
What is 0 degrees?
The name of the star located at our CNP.
What is Polaris?
This angular distance as measured above the horizon.
What is altitude?
the altitude of the celestial equator when seen in the sky at the equator
What is 90?
Declination of Polaris
What is 90
The altitude of this star is equal to your latitude in the N. Hemisphere.
What is Polaris/The North Star?
The nightly motion of the stars across our sky is because of this.
rotation of the earth on its axis.
The distance measured north and southward from the celestial equator.
What is declination?
the altitude of the celestial equator as seen in the sky if you observe at the north pole.
What is 0?