Multiple Choice
The precessional motion of the north celestial pole of Earth is a circle of 47° diameter across the northern sky over a period of 26,000 years. The equivalent motion of the south celestial pole is a
A) circle of 47° diameter, covered in a much shorter time, about 1000 years.
B) circle of 47° diameter, covered in 26,000 years.
C) much smaller circle, covered in 26,000 years.
D) The south celestial pole does not move at all during precession.
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