The NASA Star Finder charts are constructed based on the visible night sky at 34° N latitude, about as far north of the equator as Los Angeles, California and Wichita Falls, Texas. Will the constellations on the Star Finder chart shift in the sky if you observe the night sky from further south? (1 point)

Question

The NASA Star Finder charts are constructed based on the visible night sky at 34° N latitude, about as far north of the equator as Los Angeles, California and Wichita Falls, Texas. Will the constellations on the Star Finder chart shift in the sky if you observe the night sky from further south? (1 point)
• No, the motion of Earth cancels out with the motions of stars.
• Yes, they will shift south.
• Yes, they will shift north.
• No, the location of the stars in the sky is fixed.

GPT-4o mini · Answer

Yes, they will shift south.

When you observe the night sky from a location further south than 34° N latitude, the constellations will appear higher in the northern sky, and some constellations that are typically visible at the higher latitude may not be visible at all. Conversely, constellations that are not visible at 34° N may become visible.