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the two points on the surface of Earth that lie on the axis. As Earth rotates, the poles do not move at all, so looking straight up at one of the poles one is looking in a fixed direction in space.
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the two points on the surface of Earth that lie on the axis. As Earth rotates, the poles do not move at all, so looking straight up at one of the poles one is looking in a fixed direction in space.