If you look up at the night sky from Northern Maharashtra over several hours, all stars seem to slowly shift…
If you look up at the night sky from Northern Maharashtra over several hours, all stars seem to slowly shift position except the Pole Star (Polaris). Why does the Pole Star appear fixed?
It does not revolve around the center of our galaxy.
It lies almost directly along the extension of Earth's rotational axis.
Its gravitational force matches Earth's rotation speed.
It is located inside Earth's atmosphere.
Solution
The Pole Star lies directly above Earth's North Pole along its axis of rotation, so Earth's spinning motion does not change the star's apparent direction in the sky.