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CIRCUMPOLAR STAR [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Stars (Astronomy)
DEF

A star that is permanently above the horizon from a given observational point on Earth ...

CONT

Now however, only the main stars within 45° of the celestial pole remain above the horizon all the time, or are circumpolar stars, being seen on any clear night.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étoiles (Astronomie)
DEF

Étoile assez voisine de l'un des pôles célestes pour rester toujours au-dessus de l'horizon en un lieu donné.

CONT

Les étoiles circumpolaires décrivent des cercles complets au-dessus de l'horizon.

OBS

En France, les étoiles de la Grande Ourse sont circumpolaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estrellas (Astronomía)
DEF

[Estrella] que nunca se pone en el horizonte, por encima del cual efectúa diariamente una rotación en torno del eje del mundo.

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