![]() To move across the sky as seen against the background of theĬonstellations. The Zodiac are also drawn and labeled so you can see how the Sun appears Sphere appear in red, while the Ecliptic appears as the Green line, with The Celestial Equator, and grid of the Celestial This movie shows the apparent annual motion of the Sun along theĮcliptic from 2000 September 29 (about a week after the AutumnalĮquinox) at 2 day intervals until 2001 October 4, a little over 1 ![]() The Sun's Path along the Ecliptic through the Zodiac 8.4Mb QuickTime Movie Movie by Rick Pogge, composed using Starry Night Pro (v3.0) The pole than 40 degrees are seen to rise and set as the movie Rise nor set, hence they are "circumpolar" stars. All stars closer to Polaris than 40 degrees will neither Latitude, so Polaris appears at an altitude of 40 degress above the Labeled from 8:03pm until 4:03am on the night of 1999 September 28/29 as This movie shows the sky towards the North, with the pole star Polaris Movie by Rick Pogge, composed using Starry Night Pro (v3.1.1)Ĭircumpolar Stars from Columbus, Ohio 1.4Mb QuickTime Most obvious in the North Pole movie, especially near the top of the Thisĭistortion is most pronounced at the extreme edges of teh frames, and is Screen results in an artifact whereby the paths are distorted. Pole movie, the projection of the hemispherical sky on to a flat movie In all of these movies, but especially in the North From the North Pole, stars move along paths parallel to the horizon. ![]()
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