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Celestial pole

space Maturity 7-9

The sky has two special spots.

Star Trails Shoreline.jpg
Star Trails Shoreline.jpg
They stay in one place. The stars spin around them. This helps us find our way. You can look for the North Star. Can you find it in the sky?

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File:AxialTiltObliquity.png
AxialTiltObliquity.png
File:North pole path.png
North pole path.png
File:Star Trails Shoreline.jpg
Star Trails Shoreline.jpg
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File:Swirling Star Trails Over Yepun.jpg
Swirling Star Trails Over Yepun.jpg
File:South celestial pole.png
South celestial pole.png
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 11.1 | Vital Level 5