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Locating the Celestial Pole
Using the North Star (Polaris) to find North is useful in equatorial mounting. Polaris is the tail star of the Little Dipper; however,
the Little Dipper is made up of dim stars and is not always easily located. A simple way of locating Polaris is to draw an
imaginary line from the so-called "pointer" stars of the Big Dipper to Polaris (see diagram below). In the Southern hemisphere,
locate South by using the faint star Sigma Octantis (the South Star).
Little Dipper
Big Dipper
Fig. 9: Locating Polaris.
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Department at (949) 451-1450, or fax to (949) 451-1460. Customer Service hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Pacific Time,
Monday through Friday.
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