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    The Celestial Sphere is "the imaginary sphere on which objects in the sky appear to reside when observed from Earth" the north celestial pole is located directly above the North Pole and the south celestial pole. The ecliptic is the path the sun follows as it appears to circle around the sphere once each year.

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    The Celestial Sphere is "the imaginary sphere on which objects in the sky appear to reside when observed from Earth" the north celestial pole is located directly above the North Pole and the south celestial pole. The ecliptic is the path the sun follows as it appears to circle around the sphere once each year.

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    TheCelestialSphere

    Itisaveryknownfactthattheglobeisjustamodeloftheearthwithlandforms,oceans,
    theequator,thepoles,andmore.Theglobeforourearthconsistsofmanydifferentthingsand
    helpsusgetabetterideaofwhatourearthlookslikeandhowitworks.But,thereisalsoa
    certaintypeofglobethatastronomersuseknownasTheCelestialSphere.Somemaydefinethis
    asthenightskypaintedontoaglobe.TheCelestialSphereistheimaginarysphereonwhich
    objectsintheskyappeartoresidewhenobservedfromEarth.(glossaryoftextbook)This
    includesmanystarsandobjectsthatlookliketheycanallfitontheCelestialSpherewhenreally
    theycanbeveryfarapartfromoneanother.
    ThemainobjectsontheCelestialSphereisquitesimilartotheregularglobe.Thereisa
    celestialequator,locatedinthecenterofthesphere,horizontally,themeridian,locatedatthe
    centerofthesphere,vertically,thecelestialnorthandsouthpoles,theecliptic,andallofthestars
    thatappeartolieonit.Alloftheseitemsareessentialtomakingupthecelestialsphereandthis
    modelhelpsastronomersunderstandthewaytheuniverseisreactingaroundus.
    Thecelestialsphereisveryintriguingandhelpsunderstanddifferentinformation.The
    northcelestialpoleislocateddirectlyabovetheNorthPole,samewiththesouthcelestialpole
    andtheSouthPole.Thecelestialequatordividestheearthsskyinhalftorepresentboth
    hemispheresinthesky.Themostdifficultprojectionofthecelestialspheretounderstandiswhat
    iscalledtheecliptic.TheeclipticisthepaththeSunfollowsasitappearstocirclearoundthe
    celestialsphereonceeachyear.(pg26)Meaningitistheplainofthesunsequatorprojected
    ontotheEarth.Theseallmakeupthismodel.
    Inmyopinion,thecelestialsphereisverybeneficialwhenlearningabouttherelativityof
    theearthandwhatisbeyonditandithelpsgetabetterunderstandingofEarthsastronomical
    surroundings.IfindthisconceptveryfascinatingandexcitingbecauseIlovelearningaboutthe

    waywecanlocateourselvesandwhatisbeyondtheearthjustbyusingstars,theSunsecliptic
    andeverythingelsethatmakesupthisbeautifulandbrilliantcelestialsphere.

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