Polaris is a gift that the southern hemisphere does not get. Look south from Australia, New Zealand or Patagonia and the point the sky turns around is an empty patch with no bright star near it. Southern navigators find that point by building it from lines between other stars, which takes more care. And in either hemisphere there will be nights when you can see stars but cannot name a…
In this lesson
The Southern Cross and the Pointers
What it is
When to use it
How
Common mistakes
The False Cross and other southern pole finders
Orion's Belt: rising due east, setting due west
Why the rising point does not change with latitude
Star movement against fixed sticks
Why it works in both hemispheres
The exception
Star paths and steering stars
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