Polaris is the one start that doesn’t rise. It’s always at the same height at the same spot. Learning the constellations of Ursa Minor and Ursa Major is a great first step into observing the night sky.
Finding the big dipper (the seven bright stars of Ursa Major) is usually very easy. Then you just follow the line formed by Merak and Dubhe until you find Polaris.
I didn’t think about that it doesn’t move in the sky. That’s definitely going to change my perspective on this. I was able to generally find where it should be due to the big dipper but had trouble figuring out quite which star it was
Polaris is the one start that doesn’t rise. It’s always at the same height at the same spot. Learning the constellations of Ursa Minor and Ursa Major is a great first step into observing the night sky.
Finding the big dipper (the seven bright stars of Ursa Major) is usually very easy. Then you just follow the line formed by Merak and Dubhe until you find Polaris.
I didn’t think about that it doesn’t move in the sky. That’s definitely going to change my perspective on this. I was able to generally find where it should be due to the big dipper but had trouble figuring out quite which star it was