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What is the primary reason why the Pole Star appears stationary in the night sky?
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- 1Its light undergoes severe atmospheric refraction
- 2It lies directly aligned with the rotational axis of the Earth✓
- 3It does not possess any intrinsic motion in space
- 4It revolves around the Earth at the same speed as Earth's rotation
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It lies directly aligned with the rotational axis of the Earth
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