Definition:Celestial Pole

Definition
Consider the celestial sphere $C$.

The celestial poles of $C$ are the north celestial pole and the south celestial pole:

South Celestial Pole

 * Celestial-Sphere.png

In the above diagram, the celestial poles are the points $P$ and $Q$.

Also see

 * Definition:Celestial Equator
 * Definition:Celestial Axis