Meaning North Celestial Pole
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North Celestial Pole


A direction determined by the projection of the Earth’s North Pole onto the celestial sphere. It corresponds to a declination of +90 degrees. The North Star, Polaris, sits roughly at the NCP.
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North Celestial Pole


A direction determined by the projection of the Earth’s North Pole onto the celestial sphere. It corresponds to a declination of +90 degrees. The North Star, Polaris, sits roughly at the NCP.
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North Celestial Pole


the point in the sky to which Earth’s Geographical North Pole points.
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North Celestial Pole


A direction determined by the projection of the Earth’s North Pole onto the celestial sphere. It corresponds to a declination of +90 degrees. The North Star, Polaris, sits roughly at the NCP.
Source: amazing-space.stsci.edu (offline)





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