Friday, September 23, 2011

How far must a constellation be from Polaris in order NOT to be circumpolar?

If you are in phoenix arizona (latitude=+33 degrees) how far in angular measure must a constellation be from Polaris in order Not to be circumpolar?|||If your latitude is 33 degrees, than it needs to be 33 degrees away from the pole to not be circumpolar (note that Polaris is slightly offset itself.





Whatever your latitude is will also be the distance in degrees that a star will need to not be circumpolar.





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Chuck Taylor|||I t depends on how far from the pole the observer is. If you were at the pole, all stars visible would be circumpolar, and if you were on the equator, there would be no circumpolar stars.|||I don't really know!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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