Celestial Pole Definition

Celestial Pole Sentence Examples

• The earth's axis, continued indefinitely upwards, meets the sphere in a point called the Celestial Pole.

• Continuing his journey towards the south, the north celestial pole sinks below the horizon; the south celestial pole rises above it; or to speak more exactly, the zenith of the observer approaches that pole.

• In the new system, the sphere of the fixed stars no longer revolved diurnally, the earth rotating instead on an axis directed towards the celestial pole.

• This is identical with the angle between the horizontal planes at the place and at the equator, and also with the elevation of the celestial pole above the horizon (see Astronomy).

• The axis of rotation of the Earth always points to the same direction, toward the north celestial pole.