![]() ![]() ![]() The north celestial pole is above the horizon in the northern hemisphere, while the south celestial pole is above the horizon south of the equator. Except at the earth’s equator, only one celestial pole is above the horizon. ![]() We call these two points the celestial poles. In the conventional cosmology, these two points are the extension of the earth’s rotation axis to where it intersects the celestial sphere. There are two diametrically opposite points on the celestial sphere around which all astronomical objects spin once a day. Since most celestial objects rise and set, it is easy to understand that what we see at any given time is just one half of a celestial sphere. The sky appears as a dome above one’s location. Examining Claim Number 1: Polaris Is Motionless Even long exposure photographs and time-lapse videos seem to show this too. That is the impression one gets by watching the sky over several hours. One of these false claims is that Polaris remains motionless in the sky as all other stars circle it. Flat-earthers make two false claims about Polaris (a.k.a. ![]()
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