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@kristenparsons81545 жыл бұрын
My 6 year old has been watching your videos for over an hour now and you have his full attention. Very informative thanks!
@learnthesky5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for letting me know. As an educator, it lightens my heart knowing younger kids are interested in this material. I'm glad he enjoys it!
@brainmeat23304 жыл бұрын
So glad there are kids interested in these things. Best wishes to you and your son! He’s going places.
@benjaminhoover64274 жыл бұрын
awesome
@edsweet28584 жыл бұрын
Kristen Parsons ok I agree with your six year old
@grobngames26824 жыл бұрын
Learn the Sky im 12 and I also live ur vids
@Danilotl4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! I'm completely new to stargazing and being able to identify the north star is a huge step forward! I might wish for a telescope on my 18th birthday next year.
@lillianturner20877 жыл бұрын
This was extremely helpful! I had a hard time understanding my teacher but you explained it well!
@learnthesky7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad this was helpful.
@tylerdavies86775 жыл бұрын
When you were talking about following to pointer stars to find Polaris, if you keep going you can also find Cassiopeia
@learnthesky5 жыл бұрын
Yes, you are correct. Thank you for adding this detail. Recently my sister got a tattoo of the Big Dipper, Little Dipper, and Cassiopeia, and when we were placing the tattoos, we made sure to line up the stars correctly! :)
@skipperry633 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this very helpful video. The illustrations were particularly helpful.
@samithpriyantha6125 Жыл бұрын
My country is sri lanka which is situated 6 degrees north from equator. As northern horizon is visible to my home area , the north star polaris is visible from my garden.it is visible in northern sky approximately 6 degrees above horizon. So it proves what you had told in this video how someone finds latitude using polaris , is absolutely true. And it proves sri lanka belongs to northern hemisphere too.
@JohnTurcott4 жыл бұрын
I've also watched your video and found it very helpful and to the point. Like the comment about the 6 year old child, in contrast, I'm 72 and you had my full attention. Hopefully you'll have more videos for us. Thank you!
@Ratlins95 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, finally an easy to understand video with clear illustrations. Using the cursor made it easy to follow your presentation. You just helped a frustrated old man who wanted to learn about these constellations. God Bless
@emilyaliu3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you for this awesome video! We are studying astronomy and my boys loved this and learned so much. I love how you included so much information and made it all so interesting.
@sazalimohamedsalleh39704 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this educational video. I've watched quite a few on this topic. Yours is great.
@robertmadrigal17916 жыл бұрын
thanks very helpful had no trouble finding the north star thanks to u do you have a video on finding alpha centuri?
@learnthesky6 жыл бұрын
Robert Madrigal I do not have one yet, but I will add it to my growing list if video requests. :)
@journeyforyou56004 ай бұрын
I have been watching this channel since 2021.
@elisele98513 жыл бұрын
Thank you so so much. Very clear explanation!
@abar71783 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your time. That was very good. I grew up in New York City. I went to the Pacific being a Marine and I fell in love with the night sky and all the stars I had never ever seen as a result of living In NYC. Actually while in Viet Nam, I often took solace in the night sky and its stars. Navigation was a big part of my job while in a jungle and using a compass. As a result, I decided to teach myself celestial navigation. For me it was a natural evolution of what became a passion. I do have a question. I have no problem finding the north star. I use Ursula majors pointing stars. However, my confusion stems from the fact that you as well as others state it is a part of Ursula minors handle. I currently reside in western Mass. Here comes my question. If I am facing west and I look towards my left ( south ) the lil dipper is in the Southern sky. Polaris is Not part of its handle and if I change my direction to face Right. ( North) I find the large dipper, I locate the two pointing stars follow them and Bingo. There is Polaris. For me , the Lil dipper is located in the southern sky and the big dipper is located in the northern sky. Polaris is no way near the lil dipper ( south) nor does it connect to its handle. By the way. It is March 28, 2021. is it because its attachment to Ursula minor is seasonal ? and I agree Polaris is not the brightest star in the sky . Thank you in advance and thank you for your time.. SemperFi.
@ops39816 жыл бұрын
Hi, great video. Is there no fixed star above (or beneath) the South Pole as well? and what does the sky look like from the South Pole?
@learnthesky5 жыл бұрын
Hello. The star that is oriented above the South Pole is called Sigma Octantis in the constellation Octants, but its magnitude of 5.5 makes it a pretty faint star to see. I live in the northern hemisphere, so I am pretty unfamiliar with the southern sky. You gave me an idea for a new video this topic, thanks!
@saeedahmed54294 жыл бұрын
Someone explain to me why we can still see north star when where on the other side of the sun facing the opposite direction to the north star?
@dariomartinez63584 жыл бұрын
If you think the solar system like a disk, you would see Polaris on top of that disk so no matter where the earth is polaris is always on top, of course Polaris is not seen in the southern hemisphere cause the ligth from the start never reaches it, there are some constellations that we do not see in the summer but appear in the winter like orion's belt this happens cause like you said at some point we happen to be to in opposite side of the sun so the ligth from the star hits earth in the day time and the suns outshine the stars so we do not see them.
@adomadam2 жыл бұрын
Because The earth is flat , it's not a ball 🏈🏀 not round
@Janessa-Belle2 жыл бұрын
Yes pls
@ajhproductions23472 жыл бұрын
I don’t even know, it’s all probably a simulation anyway
@michaelparsons2225 Жыл бұрын
@@adomadam 2 poles means 2 points of axis.
@georgepolasky98092 жыл бұрын
Magnificent explanation with this and your other videos. Most interesting. Thank you.
@bread-ih9lm7 ай бұрын
I'm happy to hear that finding the little dipper isn't as easy as people make it out to be. I have find the big dipper and polaris but i cant ever tell which faint star to track for the little dipper. always just looks like 3 stars to me like she says. People sure had imagination when they decided to make that pattern a little dipper. I for sure would have made that the triangle in the sky lol.
@ravichandran-ti6qt7 ай бұрын
Thanks for providing a very clear presentation.
@ToastedMarshmeowllow2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this and I learned a lot. Thank you for explaining this in a very articulate manner. Time well spent on knowledge that will serve me for the rest of my life. You are a prime example of why the internet is so beneficial. 10/10 sub earned. Thank you very much for making this video!
@murugaperumal67555 жыл бұрын
Simply awesome.. learn more than I expected
@rashrealmdotcom7 жыл бұрын
Unless Google Earth is wrong, the diagram no 7:42 inaccurately shows the placement of the Tropics and the Equator. No biggie but just so that there is no confusion.
@learnthesky7 жыл бұрын
rashrealmdotcom Wow! Great catch! I didn't notice that picture's inaccuracy when I purchased it. Thanks for pointing that out.
@connieprudhel296 Жыл бұрын
Explained very well. When you look at the stars in the sky, you always navigate to that star it pulls you to it. That's why questioned it thank you for your exploration of knowledge of the North Star 🌟
@alistairallen829 Жыл бұрын
It would be great if you could give us distances between the big dipper and the little dipper for eg also no mention of Polaris A ,B and AB so triple star system does this solar system have planets????
@leyvafelipe69162 жыл бұрын
I am following from Mexicali Baja California MEXICO.
@cherylcraven84813 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much; Your style is clear and engaging!
@georgepolasky9809 Жыл бұрын
Don’t we have to be facing north before we can even begin to look for Ursa Minor and Major?
@learnthesky Жыл бұрын
yes. definitely.
@tasiawhite5656 жыл бұрын
How can you say the stars APPEARS to move when we can clearly see them moving around polaris?
@aw72455 жыл бұрын
Domino Effect the movement you can see is from the Earths movement not the stars movement.
@kongmik3 жыл бұрын
@@aw7245 How do you know?
@liamnielsen17933 жыл бұрын
@@kongmik classical mechanics
@michaelparsons2225 Жыл бұрын
@@aw7245 Very simple
@onnietalone31813 жыл бұрын
this was very interesting and easy to grasp, add the sun chart plan and u got it ,
@onnietalone31813 жыл бұрын
it is also used to plan structures?
@cesarvialpando37458 жыл бұрын
Cool Video, can you make one of Gemini? im not sure if you already made it, thats the one im learning atm greetings.
@learnthesky8 жыл бұрын
Hello! Yes, I am working on one for Gemini. I just need to record it. I'll bump it up my priority list :)
@cesarvialpando37458 жыл бұрын
Learn the Sky ty soo cool
@ruikrause4578 Жыл бұрын
Nice. Lovely clear graphics
@DhirajBhole4 жыл бұрын
Don’t know why but in our schools Polaris was emphasised a lot and taught how to spot it in sky at early age.
@learnthesky4 жыл бұрын
I emphasize this a lot when I teach my students as well. It is the one star that does not move in the sky. It is important for navigational purposes.
@michaelparsons2225 Жыл бұрын
@@learnthesky It does move,, it's not centre.
@leyvafelipe69162 жыл бұрын
Thank's a lot for these videos very very very didacticts. Than you very much
@sabrinalynntice95432 жыл бұрын
Why are the stars in Ursa Major and Ursa Minor and other constellations growing more fainter every year? I live in Klamath Falls Oregon, and I only noticed that only the Orion's belt constellation is more prominent. More pronounced in the sky. Why is that?
@learnthesky2 жыл бұрын
It is hard to say. My first guess is that light pollution from artificial lights has increased so much over the past few decades that the stars are getting harder to see. As to why the belt seems more pronounced...that I am not sure. When the constellations are closer to the horizon, they can look bigger from our perspective. I found an article explaining this phenomenon (it uses the moon as an example): solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1191/the-moon-illusion-why-does-the-moon-look-so-big-sometimes/ I hope this helps.
@OhhhhhhhBugger2 ай бұрын
The biggest issue is that the little dipper looks literally nothing like a dipper, so you don't really have any guidance to it. The "pointer stars" could be pointing anywhere honestly. I have never once been able to successfully ID the little dipper after 30+ years of stargazing.
@Aurora666_yt23 күн бұрын
30 years? Well there goes my dream of finding Polaris. I've found the big dipper, but still nothing.
@idamimmo85373 жыл бұрын
re: the northern hemisphere, when the north pole is tilted towards the sun it is summer and Polaris is strait above but what happens when the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun (winter), is Polaris still strait above or not.
@eMBO_Gaming2 жыл бұрын
It is tilted in the same direction the entire year. When there is winter in the north there is summer in the south and vice versa.
@rainb59872 жыл бұрын
Thank you. This is very informative
@MrCmon1132 жыл бұрын
We're exceptionally lucky to live in a time in which there is such a bright start dead-center above the pole.
@learnthesky2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree.
@Bob_M552 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation!!!
@jaenstudios4966 жыл бұрын
This video was very helpful!I’ve always been interested in astronomy and space, anything to do with the universe, since i was little.I’ve been trying to find some information on Polaris for inspiration for a song i’m currently working on, but wiki just wasn’t doing it.In your video, not only did i get facts i can creatively use, but was also able to learn so much in just minutes!Thank you, and i hope this channel grows.Subscribed.
@learnthesky4 жыл бұрын
I'm a little late with this reply...my apologies. I'm glad this video inspired you. I truly believe viewing the stars helps spark our creativity. At least it does for me! 😀
@habibullahkhan7109 ай бұрын
Thanks Mam ! Informative article
@JohnSmith-uu5ov3 жыл бұрын
Something I don't understand, the earth is travelling around the sun and yet the earth is also turning aswell as rotating on an axis, and also our solar system is meant to be spiraling through out space, so given all this motion, why does Polaris always remain in the exact same position above the north pole?
@maciejnowak51752 жыл бұрын
😂
@GuardianSoulkeeper5 ай бұрын
Scale.
@benjaminhoover64274 жыл бұрын
just as sirius points to pollux from canis?
@victorduffany77235 жыл бұрын
Cool lesson. I had no idea Polaris is a trinary star system. I do have some news for you though. Nat Geo says, "In fact, the North Star-also called Polaris-is 30 percent closer to our solar system than previously thought, at about 323 light-years away, according to an international team who studied the star's light output. Using Russia's 6-Meter Telescope, the researchers were able to calculate the North Star's distance from our solar system by analyzing its spectrum of light and obtaining data on its temperature and changes in intrinsic brightness over time."
@lokivanni25003 жыл бұрын
Does Polaris have any planets in its star system?
@sedhu76295 жыл бұрын
How to find that pointer star?
@learnthesky5 жыл бұрын
There are a couple of ways for find Polaris. One is by using the Pointer Stars in the Big Dipper, which are the last two stars in the cup portion of the dipper. The other way is to use the three middle stars of the Cassiopeia 'W'. The middle of the W points to Polaris. I hope this helps!
@figuerascivit7 жыл бұрын
What an awesome video, you make it fascinating and very clear. Probably a silly question but I was wondering why the North star perceived alignment with the North Pole is not affected by the rotation of the earth around the sun. Is it because the angle variation is negligible because the earth orbit of 1.6x10-5light years is very small compared to the 434lightyears distance to the North star? Also don't the galaxies and stars move in relation to each other? Thanks for making these!
@learnthesky7 жыл бұрын
Hi there, I'm glad you these videos are helpful. Polaris is situated right above the geographic north pole, so it appears not to change its position. But you are right, all stars and galaxies are moving through space time, and most objects appear to be moving away from us (known as red shift). It is a complicated subject for sure! Another way to think about it is if you were standing on the geographic north pole (magnetic north is a whole different thing), and holding a flashlight pointing straight up, the shining light would point almost exactly towards Polaris. I hope this helps!
@figuerascivit7 жыл бұрын
Learn the Sky thanks for your comprehensive response!
@satyamsharmamusics4 жыл бұрын
In the constellation ursa minor polaris isn't the brightest, Kochab is... this is how I find the Polaris, first I find the kochab in the north direction and then I find it on the right side.
@BennyKleykens Жыл бұрын
Imaged Polaris few days ago and saw both Polaris Aa Polaris Ab and Polaris B. Bizar, as I wasn't aware that Hubble only discovered Ab in 2006!
@Truth-1092 жыл бұрын
🤔🥰 How interesting. Thank you very much
@onnietalone31813 жыл бұрын
thank u this is so infourming !
@onnietalone31813 жыл бұрын
thank u, means somethinf to me, when I see that they planned out this place on earth, called Prospect Cemetery so it is a wounder to behold, amd they called remeberance day here the festival of lights,, they set up the moon and sun, yes here with the constalation, so many many, do not understand true North? so sad as man is building without thinking green!
@brantwade9235 жыл бұрын
Hey, you published this on my 23rd bday, I feel special lol So what was the North Star when Jesus was born?
@joelvelasquez22374 жыл бұрын
Brant Wade The north star is the throne of God. Rev 4:3
@davidherzing14965 жыл бұрын
so people south of the equator cant see the north star?
@learnthesky5 жыл бұрын
Yes, they cannot see the north star.
@nikhilkhule30224 жыл бұрын
So if i buy an equatorial mount now, i can not use it after 1000 years? 😆 love your videos btw! thank you!! 🙏
@LairOfBooks4 жыл бұрын
I love the video
@mgaeeeee9150 Жыл бұрын
Could you still see it if you were right in the middle of Antarctica?
@learnthesky Жыл бұрын
No.
@MrEngineer3774 жыл бұрын
Is there any planet orbitting polaris?
@learnthesky4 жыл бұрын
At this point in time, a planet has not been detected in this system.
@joemc11111 ай бұрын
In the late 70s I made a site glass out of a 2 inch pipe about 2 feet long, I at each end I had a large washer with a 1/2 holes. For about 10 years I would ckeck to see the North Star, it was always there. I moved to Florida in 1988. For any of you Star gazers this is a neat way to get kids interested.
@MartyMcflyLT-tf9dn10 ай бұрын
Can u explain a lil more. Im not understanding this concept
@user-jv9qz2bu1r2 жыл бұрын
excellent !
@graham33685 жыл бұрын
Very helpful thanks, slan....
@jmyap16723 жыл бұрын
thanks
@Troy-Moses2 жыл бұрын
How best to explain why Polaris follows the path of the Earth around the Sun in all seasons?
@eMBO_Gaming2 жыл бұрын
It's tilted in the same direction the whole year.
@Troy-Moses2 жыл бұрын
@@eMBO_Gaming I will clarify: Time-lapsed photos show Polaris year-round in one position with all the stars revolving around it. If this is the effect of the Earth's rotation, then Polaris (and all the stars) must be following the Earth around the Sun; otherwise, Polaris would not be seen in the same position as Earth revolves around the Sun throughout the year.
@eMBO_Gaming2 жыл бұрын
@@Troy-Moses oh so you mean the parallax effect. It's unrecognizable because of the distance to Polaris from the Sun which is 433 light years in comparison to 0.00001581 light year from Earth to the Sun. When you move the same amount of distance the apparent change of the position of some object will be smaller on further distance from you than on closer, so now imagine that taken to this scale. That's why you can only detect parallax of closer stars such as Proxima Centauri or Wolf 359 but still only with relatively strong amateur telescope. That's why the only quick change of the position of such far away stars would be caused by the change in Earth's tilt itself which happens, because it makes a small circle every 26000 years which is called axial precession. That's why Polaris with the whole sky will be getting closer to the north celestial pole until around year 2100, after which it will be getting further away, but its position relative to other stars with barely change, to observe that which is called proper motion you again must look at closer stars such as the ones I mentioned earlier, or for example Barnard Star which has the greatest rate of it on the entire sky.
@Troy-Moses2 жыл бұрын
@@eMBO_Gaming Thank you... I will look further into the Parallax Effect.
@eMBO_Gaming2 жыл бұрын
@@Troy-Moses np
@yetanotherchannelyac14344 жыл бұрын
Thank you. 🙏
@dannymckenzie83294 жыл бұрын
The wobble must have something to do with the elliptical orbit of earth, because if you've ever played with a fidget spinner it moves freely in any direction as long as all parts remain oriented as they were originally, but any force attempting to move the orientation diagonally at the center of gravity is resisted asong as force is applied and then once force is removed it stops resisting and stabilizes. Now the only force that I can think of that would put those kinds of forces on something with the mass of a planet would be its host star, the sun is moving around something as well as the earth and with much greater velocity and it too has it's own rotational energy even if we cant see it, I mean for anything to remain in a stable path in the vacuum of space it must have some form of spin either parallel or perpendicular to the direction it's going, otherwise it wouldnt have any stability at all and the whole system would collapse, gravity requires mass but its counter part.. repulsion requires energy applied to that mass. So as the sun tows the solar system along the planets with their respective orbits perpendicular to the trajectory of the sun are only repelled and stabilized by their motion and the connection between planet and sun has lag since it isnt an impossibly rigid structure like gears, bushings, rods, and so on, and so the verry gyroscopic stability they have that keeps them oriented properly to maintain their orbits causes drift, or lag in the gravitational pull of the host star. The planets each fall ever so put of sync with the sun at their furthest positions away and the more out of sync they get the less stable they become and once the right degree of angle is met in this slowly approaching offset the planets get pulled in against their repelling force and that attracting force from the sun applies torque to the stable axiom which synchs it with the sun and allows it to be pulled in with greater speed and it's new orientation acts as a break to prevent over setting its position and being thrown out of orbit.
@HalloweenFanAUTTP6 жыл бұрын
I know Polaris, that Star is like a beautiful star in the Northern hemisphere sky
@ir8free4 жыл бұрын
Halloween Fan 2005 AUTTP Polaris is pretty average in brightness: only +2 magnitude.
@nidhimehandiratta63111 ай бұрын
How do researchers find the masses of stars? How do you know that polaris is 4.5x the mass of the sun?
@GuardianSoulkeeper5 ай бұрын
Stellar spectroscopy.
@bengbeng20054 жыл бұрын
I don't understand if Polaris is nearby stationary and the earth is spinning around the sun , then how we still see polaris always in the center of the north, is it rotating with the earth around the sun ?
@learnthesky4 жыл бұрын
The position of Polaris happens to be aligned with Earth's northern axis at this point in time. In other words, the Earth's northern axis is tilted towards Polaris, however this will not always be the case. The Earth's axis is moving in a circle, and it completes this circle every 26,000 years. This is called the 'Precession of the Equinoxes'. This is can be a difficult thing to explain through words, so I recommend looking up some videos on this topic. I especially like this one because it shows and explains the mechanics of why this phenomenon occurs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqKrm6emaciXeaM
@Lothnothus7 жыл бұрын
banging tunes
@learnthesky6 жыл бұрын
cheers! my friend from college composed these tunes. I still love listening to them.
@elricpalanas7162 Жыл бұрын
thank you.
@synectics.pitcher4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@kamolkantidhar35183 жыл бұрын
Polaris,how to see in Asian countries in Bangladesh?
@learnthesky3 жыл бұрын
Polaris should be visible in Bangladesh. It’s latitude is 23 degrees, so Polaris should be 23 off the horizon to the North. It is not a particularly bright star, so dark skies help to make it more visible. Good luck!
@HalloweenFanAUTTP6 жыл бұрын
I found Polaris in the sky, I live in Houston, Texas
@goofybillydingle61984 жыл бұрын
I live in Dallas, Texas and it's common
@danieljaquier79523 жыл бұрын
What happens when Our poles shift?
@user-pv4oz5vg9e2 жыл бұрын
☠💀☠💀⚰🪦
@GuardianSoulkeeper5 ай бұрын
In terms of astronomy: nothing.
@HalloweenFanAUTTP6 жыл бұрын
How to look for Polaris, face North & find that star
@akatsskk6 жыл бұрын
Love you
@josephmeredith22043 жыл бұрын
The reason the north star looks like it doesn't move is because it doesn't.
@michaelparsons2225 Жыл бұрын
It does move,, it's 0.8 degrees off centre.
@josephmeredith2204 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelparsons2225 wow really Michael?
@onnietalone31813 жыл бұрын
heat affects gravity? the tide? question a grade that shades nothing is natrual?
@jabre77614 жыл бұрын
You know it's the north star because you can still see it even if literally everything else in the night sky is blocked out(Moon included)
@m4sherman9264 жыл бұрын
Wandering Disciple It’s the North Star because it is almost perfectly above true north
@Planes_stacksandcubes4 жыл бұрын
God of constellations
@arc74954 жыл бұрын
In my country, the Polaris is in the horizon so the brightness of it is fair
@HalloweenFanAUTTP6 жыл бұрын
If you live in the Equator then Polaris can set & rise many times than any other star cause it is the North Pole Star
@devinnorsworthy92436 жыл бұрын
U watchin another star then buddy CAUSE IT DOESNT MOVE!!
@boterlettersukkel5 жыл бұрын
@@devinnorsworthy9243 it hardly moves
@ir8free4 жыл бұрын
Devin Norsworthy You can actually fit a Moon diameter between the north celestial pole and Polaris, which isn't perfectly centered. Hence, its trail would draw a small circle in 23 hours and 56 minutes.
@ManifoldSky6 жыл бұрын
Distance estimates given here are grossly out of date. Most data since the 1990s indicate that the Polaris ternary system is 323-346 light-years from Earth.
@learnthesky6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for commenting. I did some researching and found the information you referenced about Polaris being closer than previously estimated as well. Thank you for the update!
@juanitobermudez7125 жыл бұрын
if the gyration only happens every 26000 years in year 28000 the north star will no longer be the north star?
@learnthesky5 жыл бұрын
I believe in year 28,000 Polaris would be the north star again. The pole star changes due to the precession cycle. Gamma Cephei looks to be the next pole star in 4000 CE. See this website for details: earthsky.org/brightest-stars/star-errai-future-north-star ...I like the animations it provides.
@akatsskk6 жыл бұрын
Ok and Ok
@vichetkim55335 ай бұрын
No man was alive 26,000 years ago to document where that North Star was relative to earth. It's no different to the limitation of an Oracle Database's ability to store time values due to the existence of the one who inhabits eternity.
@Vicpet959 Жыл бұрын
I think the North Star will eventually disappear because if its 433 light years away it's part of the space that is expanding faster than the speed of light is this not true
@GuardianSoulkeeper5 ай бұрын
Not really no. Cosmic expansion affects distant galaxies, not so much the stars inside this galaxy.
@homersimpson55012 жыл бұрын
So 10,000 years ago Polaris would have been in front of the dragon? I wonder if that’s why ancient civilisations have a dragon eating a sun
@Aurora666_yt23 күн бұрын
I can't see Polaris, maybe it's too dim to be seen in the city. I always thought it was bright.
@jameylee32965 жыл бұрын
I've been to Polaris....friggin hot!
@P.H.8884 жыл бұрын
Spinning orbiting & hurtling through space yet the same stars visible for 12,000 years!?
@ReneeNme4 жыл бұрын
But they change orientation over time as viewed from Earth. Example: Polaris is the current pole star for the northern hemisphere. During the time of ancient Egypt, it was Thuban as described in hieroglyphs and other ancient Egyptian writings.
@P.H.8884 жыл бұрын
ReneeNme they would change every night!
@ReneeNme4 жыл бұрын
@@P.H.888 The fact that you can't understand basic astronomy isn't on me, that's all on you. Educate thyself.
@P.H.8884 жыл бұрын
ReneeNme that’s why the science has changed to support the science fiction in people’s minds. The age of the universe had to become older & older! The distances have to become greater & Greater! Because it’s just theoretical then somebody comes up with a discrepancy so they have to plug it with more imaginary ideas! Like having stars 38 Million light years across just so they can be seen !? It’s total nonsense!
@m4sherman9264 жыл бұрын
P Harrison Your either mislead or an idiot, either way you have my sympathies.
@trevorbarnhart37526 жыл бұрын
7.44 mins She says the suns rays are spread over a larger area and that is what causes winter! What?
@learnthesky6 жыл бұрын
That's one way of looking at it. In December, the sun is shining more directly on the southern hemisphere which is their summer months. For the northern hemisphere, the sun is not directly shining on this area, so it is colder. spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/
@ir8free4 жыл бұрын
Trevor Barnhart The rays are oblique to the area and shine less directly.
@sebastianpessi57412 жыл бұрын
We are not spinning. The stars are moving around us.
@eMBO_Gaming2 жыл бұрын
Not really. Remember, that it's only one of the two celestial poles on our celestial sphere.
@onnietalone31813 жыл бұрын
24 hours of sunlight, our orbit, we see it the shadow on the moon, it counts, , ,
@billybull74194 жыл бұрын
That dog in the background tho
@PunkOos11 ай бұрын
It doesn't make sense, if we are revolving around the sun, why the Polaris always appear at north celestial pole?
@GuardianSoulkeeper5 ай бұрын
Iys rrally far away.
@Planes_stacksandcubes4 жыл бұрын
Scorpius
@bryantwoodard43024 жыл бұрын
So Polaris makes the revolution around the sun in perfect synchronization with the earth?
@gustavacresacres23294 жыл бұрын
But the sun is not stationary lol try again
@gustavacresacres23294 жыл бұрын
We are moving horizontally and verically
@sharroon75744 жыл бұрын
Nope, it's just so far away that our trip around the sun is small in comparison to that distance so it does not appear that we have changed position to it but we have.