TIL Polaris designated α Ursae Minoris commonly the North Star or Pole Star, is the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor. It is very close to the north celestial pole, making it the current northern pole star.

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TIL Polaris designated α Ursae Minoris commonly the North Star or Pole Star, is the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor. It is very close to the north celestial pole, making it the current northern pole star. (en.wikipedia.org)

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https://poal.co/s/Poalogo/58270 :P

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It's an incredibly dim star (49th of all visible stars by magnitude), and it's relatively far off the pole. you can see the crosshair center is Earths axis, the red dot/arrow is the position of Polaris for that given point in time.

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I'm pretty sure I learned this in the third grade.

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Not seeing the joke here.

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