The celestial pole is simply the point in which theearths axis of rotation, if continued out in a straight lineof infinite length, would meet the celestial sphere
Celestial sphere, the apparent surface of the heavens, on which the stars seem to be fixed
Likewise our equator is projected outwards and known as the celestial equator
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“Latitude” • Right Ascension (0-24 hrs): The east/west positions of points on the celestial sphere
At any one time, an observer on the Earth’s surface can only see half of the celestial sphere since the other half lies below the horizon
the celestial sphere
The celestial sphere is an imaginary projection of the Sun, Moon, planets, stars, and all astronomical bodies upon an imaginary sphere surrounding Earth
The extensions of the Earth North and South Pole define the North and South celestial poles
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The celestial sphere is a practical tuil for spherical astronomy, allaein observers tae plot poseetions o objects in the sky when thair distances are unkent or unimportant
Based on the concept of an earth-centered universe that had been most clearly enunciated by Alexandrine astronomer Claudius Ptolemy in the first century C
However, despite how impressive such manufactured celestial globes might be, they have a fundamental drawback