Miriam lives in New Zealand. She watches the stars nightly. Every evening, all year long, she can see the constellation Crux (the Southern Cross). What term can Miriam use to classify Crux?

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Sidney Cooley

31 October, 00:29

Miriam lives in New Zealand. She watches the stars nightly. Every evening, all year long, she can see the constellation Crux (the Southern Cross). What term can Miriam use to classify Crux?

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Amare Bauer · Answer 1

Circumpolar. Circumpolar constellations are visible all year round. In the northern hemisphere, the famous circumpolar constellation is Ursa Major (The Big Dipper) which rotates around the North Star Polaris which always stays in the same place.