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The Little Dipper is near the north celestial pole, and contains Polaris (the North Star). It's only visible by people who live north of the Earth's equator.

Most places on the Earth have some part of the sky that is never visible. The exception being people who live near the equator.
As you move away from the equator, you lose the ability to see stars near the far pole (i.e. as you move south you lose the ability to see stars near the north pole), and the further away you go the less of the opposite hemisphere you're able to still see. Once you reach the pole you can only see stars in your hemisphere.

People who live south of the equator can't see the stars near the north pole (like the little dipper) and people who live north of the equator can't see the Southern Cross or the Magellanic clouds.

However, as long as you don't live at one of the poles you can see some stars in the other hemisphere - just not all of them.

2006-11-13 09:47:20 · answer #1 · answered by Lem 5 · 2 0

As Ursa Minor (the little bear or little dipper) is always visible from the northern hemisphere, it is never visible from the southern. To anyone who thinks, "the Earth turns, so everyone gets a turn at seeing it", have you ever seen the Southern Cross from the northern hemisphere? I don't think so! The circumpolar (around the pole) stars are only visible to the hemisphere whose pole they are close to. You don't get to see ours, and we don't get to see yours.

2006-11-13 10:10:37 · answer #2 · answered by ~jve~ 3 · 1 0

yes people can see the little dipper all over the world because it comes out everynight but in diffrent places because the world turns and when the world turns the little dipper goes with it so every state and countries can see the little dipper if they pay attention and try to find it so the answer is yes people all over the world can see the little dipper.

2006-11-13 09:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by gazooblue 1 · 0 3

Nope, Northern Hemisphere only.

The Southern Hemisphere gets their own set of constellations (not as famous because surprisingly few people live down there)

2006-11-13 09:34:53 · answer #4 · answered by DonSoze 5 · 3 0

No. Only people in the northern hemisphere can see constellations that are in the northern hemisphere. People in the southern hemisphere see different constellations than peopl in the north.

2006-11-13 09:41:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

No... Only the Northern Hemisphere

2006-11-13 09:35:42 · answer #6 · answered by Jorrath Zek 4 · 3 0

the southern sky is different from the northern sky, but i think the little dipper is still visible down there, just in a different position.

2006-11-13 09:35:41 · answer #7 · answered by domangelo 3 · 0 3

No, people in the southern hemisphere can't see the constellations we enjoy. Just like we can't see the constellations where they are at.

2006-11-13 09:39:59 · answer #8 · answered by RedCloud_1998 6 · 2 1

No. It cannot be seen from anywhere south of the equator.

2006-11-13 09:51:55 · answer #9 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 3 0

yes because the world spins..

2006-11-13 09:34:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 4

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