Reading the Night Sky · Unit 1 · Lesson 2
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Find north without a compass
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One star barely moves all night — and it always points north.
Almost the entire sky wheels around a single point. The star sitting nearest that point is Polaris, the North Star. Find Polaris and you’ve found true north — no compass required.
What makes Polaris so useful for finding direction?