How to Use celestial pole in a Sentence

celestial pole

noun
  • Presently, the north celestial pole is very close to the star Polaris, also known as the North Star.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Look out for Polaris, the star which marks Earth's north celestial pole, shining above the northern horizon.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The motion of stars near the celestial poles differs from how Orion and other constellations behave.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The projection of Earth’s equator delineates the celestial equator, and the poles project onto the north and south celestial poles.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The pattern is similar in the Southern Hemisphere, with the southern constellations circling clockwise around the south celestial pole.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
  • In the Southern Hemisphere, the stars appear to circle the south celestial pole, an extension of Earth's south rotational axis into the sky.
    — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Wait 12,000 years, and the bright star Vega will be closest to the north celestial pole, more than 50 degrees across the night sky from its present location near Polaris.
    — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Beneath extraordinarily dry skies, travelers can watch the Milky Way stretch overhead while the Magellanic Clouds — two dwarf galaxies visible only from the southern hemisphere — slowly rotate around the south celestial pole.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

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