Sentence examples for celestial pole from inspiring English sources
noun
An imaginary point situated where a planet's axis intersects the celestial sphere.
Each ecliptic pole is 23.44° from the corresponding celestial pole.
Thus, +90° declination marks the north celestial pole, 0° the celestial equator, and -90° the south celestial pole.
Octans, ( Latin: "Octant") constellation in the southern sky that covers the south celestial pole.
Today the north celestial pole points to within just 1° of the arc of Polaris.
Presently, the south celestial pole does not point in the vicinity of any bright star.
In 12,000 years the north celestial pole will point about 5° from Vega.
north celestial pole Point on the celestial sphere directly above the Earth's north pole.
That's the year when Polaris will be closest to its celestial pole.
Otherwise, a trajectory from the south celestial pole should be selected.
Polaris, the present pole star, will come nearest to the north celestial pole about the year 2100 ce.
The Earth's axis, extended to infinity, touches this sphere at the north and south celestial poles, around which the heavens seem to turn.
