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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. Will the constellations on the Star Finder chart shift in the sky if you observe the night sky from further north?(1 point)
Yes, they will shift north.
No, the motion of Earth cancels out with the motions of stars.
No, the location of the stars in the sky is fixed.
Yes, they will shift south.
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Yes — they will shift north.
As you go to higher northern latitudes the north celestial pole (and the whole sky) rises higher above your northern horizon, so the apparent positions of constellations on the horizon shift toward the north.
As you go to higher northern latitudes the north celestial pole (and the whole sky) rises higher above your northern horizon, so the apparent positions of constellations on the horizon shift toward the north.
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