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HI THERE POLARIS PALS! TRACE HERE.

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THE SKY IS A CONSTANTLY MOVING SEA 
OF STARS, GALAXIES, NEBULAE, COMETS,

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PLANETS, AND EVEN ORBITING OBJECTS LIKE 
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION! TO FIND

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THINGS YOU NEED TO ORIENT YOURSELF 
WHAT BETTER WAY THAN THE NORTH STAR?

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HIT THE DARKNESS ANYTIME (BUT WE ARE USING 9PM 
HERE) AND LOOK FOR THE BIG DIPPER -- ONE OF

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THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE ASTERISMS IN THE SKY 
IT S PART OF URSA MAJOR, THE GREAT BEAR.

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USING THE TWO STARS ON THE END OF THE DIPPER MERAK

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AND DUBHE YOU CAN MAKE AN ARROW 
RIGHT TO POLARIS, THE NORTH STAR!

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POLARIS ISN T THE BRIGHTEST 
STAR IN THE SKY FAR FROM IT,

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BUT IT HAS A SPECIAL DISTINCTION IN 
THAT IT S POSITION ALIGNS WITH THE

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NORTH POLE OF OUR SPINNING PLANET 
SO IT APPEARS STATIONARY IN THE SKY!

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OVER TIME, THE EARTH S AXIS MOVES 
CALLED PRECESSION SO IN THE FUTURE

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POLARIS WILL BE JUST ANOTHER STAR IN THE 
SKY AND ANOTHER WILL BE THE NORTH STAR!

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KEEP LOOKIN UP!