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   From: thathillbilly@yahooie.com   
      
   Odysseus  wrote:   
      
   > Common Man wrote:   
   >>...   
   >> The most common usage of the term 'northern sky' refers to stars   
   >> visible from the northern hemisphere.   
   >   
   > I would dispute that: from a location at 1°N latitude every point in   
   > the sky, except for a small region around the south celestial pole,   
   > is visible at one time or another. But if you were to qualify the   
   > statement with a reference to temperate latitudes I'd be more   
   > inclined to agree.   
      
   I have my own definition of Northern Sky vs. Southern Sky.   
      
   Looking at the northern sky, you see it rotate counterclockwise around   
   Polaris. Looking at the southern sky you see it rotate clockwise around   
   nothing.  At the equator, that would split the sky into hemispheres   
   matching Earth's.  (Theoretically you could see the whole sky, because of   
   the oblateness.)   
      
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