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Pepsi [2]
3 years ago
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What is a circumpolar star? A)a star that is close to the north celestial pole a star that is close to the south celestial pole

C) a star that always remains above your horizon and appears to rotate around the celestial pole D) a star that makes a daily circle around the celestial sphere E) a star that is visible from the Arctic or Antarctic circles
Physics
1 answer:
Vedmedyk [2.9K]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

A star that always remains above your horizon and appears to rotate around the celestial pole.

Explanation:

A) a star that is close to the north celestial pole: a circumpolar star could be close to the north celestial pole, but this answer is omitting the south celestial pole.

B) a star that is close to the south celestial pole: a circumpolar star could be close to the south celestial pole, but this answer is omitting the north celestial pole.

C) a star that always remains above your horizon and appears to rotate around the celestial pole: this is the definition of a circumpolar star.

D) a star that makes a daily circle around the celestial sphere: every star does this.

E) a star that is visible from the Arctic or Antarctic circles : there are many starts visible from there that are not circumpolar.

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