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How To Find The North Star' Polaris In The Night Sky
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28/05/2025
Find out where to spot The North Star aka Polaris in the night sky.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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The North Star isn't the brightest star in the sky, but it can help you find your way and orient yourself nonetheless.
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Polaris, known as the North Star, sits more or less directly above Earth's North Pole along its rotational axis.
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This means Polaris doesn't move very far over the course of the night,
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while the rest of the stars sweep out big circles as they rotate around the sky.
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Finding Polaris is easy on any clear night. Just find the Big Dipper.
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The two stars on the end of the Dipper's cup point the way to Polaris,
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which is the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper, or the tail on the little bear of the constellation Ursa Minor.
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Once you're facing toward Polaris, you know you're facing North,
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which can help you orient yourself any evening you're out stargazing.
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