celestial pole

collocation in English

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celestial
adjective
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/sɪˈles.ti.əl/us
/sɪˈles.tʃəl/
of or from the sky or outside ...
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pole
noun[C]
uk
/pəʊl/us
/poʊl/
a long, thin stick of wood or metal, often used standing straight up in the ground to ...
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(Definition ofcelestialandpolefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Many believed that there had to be land beneath the southcelestialpoleto counter-balance the landmasses of the northern hemisphere.
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The circumpolar stars appear to lie within a circle that is centered at thecelestialpoleand tangential to the horizon.
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If the observer's latitude is 35, then all stars within 35 of the southcelestialpolewill be circumpolar.
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The direction of astronomical true north is marked in the skies by the northcelestialpole.
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It is similar in concept to acelestialpolebut based on the planet's orbit instead of the planet's rotation.
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This family can be found around the northcelestialpole.
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It spans from near the northcelestialpoledown to 30.
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An umbrella created in steel and aligned with the southcelestialpole, it shows the celestial latitude and longitude.
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The radii emerge not from the dome's center but, accurately, from the northcelestialpole.
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It initially emerged from its remote home spending most of its time near the southcelestialpole.
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Once the axis points toward thecelestialpole, it will appear to be stationary and won't experience any more frictional forces.
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As thecelestialpoleand geographic pole, it expresses a point of connection between sky and earth where the four compass directions meet.
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As one travels south, the northcelestialpolemoves towards the northern horizon.
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Circumpolar stars close to thecelestialpolemove only slowly.
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It is very close to the northcelestialpole, making it the current northern pole star.
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Octans is notable as the location of the southcelestialpole.
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This point is 5 or 6 degrees from the southcelestialpole.
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The equatorially mounted horse-shoe-yoke structure of the telescope is ideally suited for low latitudes and permits easy observation near the northcelestialpole.
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Make an equilateral triangle, the third point of which is the southcelestialpole.
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In this case, the streak are centered on the southcelestialpole.
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