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Some constellations, such as ursa minor, are visible in the sky year round: other constellations appear for only part of the year. Explain why this happens?

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This is because of the different latitudes and the movement of the stars.

Step-by-step explanation:

Some constellations can be seen throughout the year and others only at certain times. In addition to the appearance of the night sky changing throughout the year, it also depends on latitude, that is, the appearance of the sky at the same time is different at different latitudes. For example, you can see the Polar star in the northern hemisphere but you cannot see it in the southern hemisphere. Cruzeiro do Sul, seen in the southern hemisphere, is only seen in the northern hemisphere, close to the horizon, in the tropical region.

Another important difference between the two hemispheres is in the movement we observe for the stars over the course of a night as they revolve around the north celestial pole (in the northern hemisphere) clockwise and around the south celestial pole (in the southern hemisphere) in anticlockwise.

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