Talk:Circumpolar star
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"Such stars neither rise nor set, but hover just above the horizon." -- from which point on Earth? Wouldn't Polaris be almost overhead when one is standing at the north pole? -- Tarquin
yes, it needs some clarification i guess... I g2g and Im not sure how to word it. Lir 17:07 Oct 30, 2002 (UTC)
- When I was north of the Arctic circle I glanced in the usual spot for the Big Dipper (Ursa Major) and was astonished find it missing, or as it turned out, to see how high it was. And then I craned my neck further to find Polaris. I suddenly felt like I was on a round planet and grasped celestial navigation in a way that no amount of semi-diligent study had ever given me. Ortolan88