For each of these celestial objects?

Question

For each of these celestial objects, describe its motion on the celestial sphere over a period of a year as viewed from Kentucky with the naked eye. What kind of motion would occur?

1. Jupiter

2. North star

3. a circumpolar star near the North star

Answer 1

download skyglobe (free planetarium software) and see it yourself. its pretty easy to use.

http://www.sidewalkastronomy.com/skyglob...

Answer 2

Jupiter will move slowly across the sky from west to east, but occasionally moves the other way for a short time (this is retrograde motion)

the north star barely moves, always being at ~40deg (depends on precise latitude) above the horizon and due north

cirumpolar stars more around  ("orbit") the pole star and never rise of set.