The north and south celestial poles are the two points in the sky where Earth's axis of rotation, indefinitely extended, intersects the celestial sphere. The north and south celestial poles appear permanently directly overhead to observers at Earth's North Pole and South Pole, respectively. As Earth spins on its axis, the two celestial poles remain fixed in the sky, and all other celestial points appear to rotate around them, completing one circuit per day (strictly, per sidereal day).
tHE noRth and South celestiAL poLEs Are the twO poinTs IN tHe sky wHERE earth's axIs of rotAtion, IndefiNiTeLY ExTeNded, iNTeRsEcts the cELestiaL sPherE. tHE noRth aND SOUth cElEsTIaL poles appeAR permaNeNtLY direCtLy OveRhead tO OBservers at EArtH's nortH poLe anD souTh polE, rEspecTIvely. as eartH sPINS on iTs Axis, tHE two ceLestial polEs RemAin fiXeD iN tHe skY, and all othEr CelesTIAL pOints apPEaR to rOTaTe arouND ThEm, cOmPleTiNg one circuIT Per day (sTricTlY, per SIDEreAl daY).