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Just happen to live near Portland. If your doing homework, thats one thing. If your interested in astronomy as a hobby, contact the local club -
http://www.nightsky45.com/Name a circumpolar “constellation” visible in the sky for the latitude of Salem Oregon?Draco, Cepheus, Cassiopea, Ursa Minor, and most of Ursa Major are circumpolar in Salem, OregonName a circumpolar “constellation” visible in the sky for the latitude of Salem Oregon?Most of Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Cygnus, Draco, Cassiopeia, Cetus, CamelopardalisName a circumpolar “constellation” visible in the sky for the latitude of Salem Oregon?Hi Sleeples,..I will name you 3,..circumpolar constellations,..(1) "Ursa Major", which means "Big Bear", which is more commonly known as The "Big Dipper",..The 2 stars, at the edge of the bowl of the "Big Dipper" point to "Polaris", or the "North (pole) Star", (2) "Cassiopeia", or "The lady in the Chair",..which looks like the letter "W", %26amp; is located across from "Ursa Major". with :"Polaris" in between. (3) "Ursa Minor", The "Little Bear", or The "Little Dipper",..The last star in the handle of the "Little" Dipper" is, in fact, the North Star..or "Polaris",..Polaris is located "straight up" in space, from the North Pole, %26amp; it's apparent position in the sky never changes, in that it always appears to be ,due North, from anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. Polaris appears to be directly overhead, to anyone at the Pole, %26amp; on the Northern horizon to anyone at the Equator, %26amp; to a person located 40 degrees North of the Equator, Polaris, will appear to be, the same 40 degrees above the Northern horizon, etc, etc. The Circumpolar constellations appear to make a, counter clockwise, circle around "Polaris", every 24 hours (approximately),..
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