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An observer in the Northern Hemisphere watches the sky for several hours. Due to the motion of Earth, this observer notices that the stars near the north celestial pole appear to move An observer in the Northern Hemisphere watches the sky for several hours. Due to the motion of Earth, this observer notices that the stars near the north celestial pole appear to move from left to right. nearly vertically upward. counter-clockwise around the celestial pole. from right to left.

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counter clockwise

Step-by-step explanation:

The observer in the Northern Hemisphere will notice that the stars near the NCP to move counter-clockwise

Counter - clockwise : The observer will observe this because the earth movement when viewed from the North pole is in a counterclockwise direction, hence the stars will appear to move in an ant-clockwise direction

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