Here's a cute way to get an idea of the celestial pole position.
Pretend you are on the equator in Indonesia, say. Face west.
Extend your arms to shoulder level so your left arm points to the southern horizon and right to the northern horizon.
Your extended arms are pointing at the two celestial,poles.
Now in your minds eye start to head south. As you do, slowly raise your left arm and at the same time drop your right arm by the same amount By the time you are at the South Pole your left arm is pointing straight up and your right is through the floor below your feet. So the South Pole is 90 degrees south, ie 90 degrees above the horizon. So now just move your arms to your latitude. I live close to 33 degrees south so my left arm will be pointing 33 degrees above the southern horizon and my right arm 33 degrees below the northern horizon.
If you think about it, that means that I can see stars as far north as 57 degrees north. Ie a star that is on the northern horizon is 57 degrees north. In fact that is almost unseeable with the atmosphere clogging the view so low.
hope this helps.
Richard