why does the pole star appear to be stationary in the sky
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Because it is meant for showing direction to the travelers. ❤️❤️❤️
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Because it lies almost exactly above Earth's northern axis, it's like the hub of a wheel. It doesn't rise or set. Instead, it appears to stay put in the northern sky. What's more, the star we know as Polaris hasn't been the only North Star
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The sky above Earth appears to rotate because of the rotation of the Earth. The apparent fixed stars go East to West as the Earth rotates West to East. But since the axis of rotation of Earth passes through pole star, it is that point about which the sky rotates and hence the pole star appears fixed.
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