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question 32
1 pts
natale is describing a group of stars that are located between polaris and the northern hemisphere horizon to her class. she explains that because of earths rotation, these stars appear to move around polaris. what is she talking about?
red giants
nebulas
emission lines
circumpolar constellation

Explanation:

• Red giants are large stars in a late stage of stellar evolution.
• Nebulas are clouds of gas and dust in space.
• Emission lines are specific wavelengths of light emitted by atoms.
• Circumpolar constellations are constellations that never set below the horizon (in a particular hemisphere) and appear to circle around the celestial pole (in the Northern Hemisphere, around Polaris due to Earth's rotation).

Answer:

circumpolar constellation