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Pointers are methods of tracking stars in the night
sky. This can be achieved by navigating through the
constellations. Pointers do what they say. They just
point in the direction of a star from the location of the
constellation.
Sirius in the Canis Major
constellation.
The brightest star in
Canis Major also is the
brightest in the entire
night sky — brilliant
Sirius, which is just 8.6
light-years away.
That's only twice as far
as our closest stellar
neighbour.
Canis Major can be found
near the constellation Orion.
Directly from Orion’s belt, go
South-West and you’ll find
Sirius, which is in the
constellation of Canis Major.
‘…It’s the bright one…’
Lauren.
Aldebaran is in the
constellation of
Taurus. Aldebaran is
by far the brightest,
and therefore the
Alpha, star of the
constellation Taurus
From the tip of Orion’s
most northern star.
Look to the North-east
of it and you’ll find the
constellation Taurus.
Aldebaran is the
brightest star there.
Polaris is in the constellation of
Ursa Minor. Again it’s the
brightest star in the constellation.
Ursa Minor is located inside the curve
of the body of the constellation Draco,
the Dragon. Polaris is known as the
North Star, and it is directly above
your head in the night sky.
Pollux and Castor are the twin
stars in the constellation
Gemini.
Gemini can be
found from either
going North-west of
Orion, or from any
of the constellations
shown in the
diagram.
Archturus is in the
constellation of Bootes. It is an
alpha magnitude star.
SPICA
Found in the
constellation
Virgo.
It is situated Southeasterly of Arcturus.