hawgrider
12-04-2015, 10:13 AM
One of the easiest ways to find Polaris is by using the group of stars known as the Big Dipper or the Little Dipper.
So you can go outside tonight (or now if it’s already night) and try to find one of them first. The Big Dipper and the Little Dipper are actually the only groups of stars I know how to find. But I’ve known this since I was a little kid. It’s very easy.
If you find the Big Dipper first, locate the two stars Dubhe and Merak in the outer part of the Big Dipper’s bowl (see picture). Simply draw an imaginary line from Merak through Dubhe, and go about 5 times this distance to find Polaris.
If you find the Little Dipper first, Polaris is the last star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
http://www.askaprepper.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/North-Star-pointers.jpg
http://www.askaprepper.com/how-to-find-the-north-star-tonight/
So you can go outside tonight (or now if it’s already night) and try to find one of them first. The Big Dipper and the Little Dipper are actually the only groups of stars I know how to find. But I’ve known this since I was a little kid. It’s very easy.
If you find the Big Dipper first, locate the two stars Dubhe and Merak in the outer part of the Big Dipper’s bowl (see picture). Simply draw an imaginary line from Merak through Dubhe, and go about 5 times this distance to find Polaris.
If you find the Little Dipper first, Polaris is the last star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
http://www.askaprepper.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/North-Star-pointers.jpg
http://www.askaprepper.com/how-to-find-the-north-star-tonight/