Learn the Sky | Polaris: The North Star @learnthesky | Uploaded September 2016 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Polaris is one of the most important stars to identify in the sky because it points due north. Learn how to find this star, the precession of the equinoxes, and details about its multi-star system.

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:08 - The many names of Polaris
2:00 - Polaris is NOT the brightest star in the sky
2:23 - How the Find Polaris
5:22 - Polaris is a Triple Star System
7:11 - Why the North Star appears to be stationary
8:06 - Precession of the Equinoxes
10:15 - Review of Polaris

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▶Akira Fujii - The Constellations davidmalin.com/fujii/general/af_const1.html
▶Precession of Earth’s Axis: By NASA, Mysid - Vectorized by Mysid in Inkscape after a NASA Earth ▶Observatory image in Milutin Milankovitch Precession., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3993432
▶Procession of the Equinoxes: By Tauʻolunga - self, 4 bit GIF, CC BY-SA 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=891838
▶Star Trail: By Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11016342
▶Polaris A and B: By NASA/HST - hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2006/02/image/a (Image: STScI-2006-02), Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1392815
▶Polaris System: By NASA/ESA/HST, G. Bacon (STScI) - hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2006/02/image/fTransferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3433727
▶Gyroscope Precession: By LucasVB - Own work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1528090

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