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Provide an explanation for why your friend cannot see Polaris.

User Ggradnig
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Circumpolar stars located around Polaris are not visible from the southern hemisphere because they are blocked out by the Earth.
User Dandu
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Circumpolar stars located around Polaris are not visible from the southern hemisphere because they are blocked out by the Earth.
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