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How to locate the North Star
Determining North
Without a Compass
 Source:
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“How to find the North Star.” Survival Topics.
26 Aug. 2008.
<http://www.survivaltopics.com/survival/howto-find-the-north-star/>
Facts you thought you knew…
It’s the brightest star in the sky.
 It’s one of the biggest stars in the sky.
 It’s part of the big dipper.
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Where did you learn these facts?
They are all UNTRUE!
http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/badpole.html
The REAL Facts.
 Braganca,
Pedro. “The 10 Brightest Stars.”
Space.com. 26 Aug. 2008.
<http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/
brightest_stars_030715-1.html>
 The
brightest star in the sky is Sirius.
 Sirius is 22 times brighter than the North
Star
The REAL Facts.
 The
North Star is named Polaris.
 It is found in the LITTLE Dipper.
 The BIG Dipper is more easily visible and
can be used to locate the Little Dipper.
How to find the North Star
http://www.survivaltopics.com/survival/how-to-find-the-north-star/north-star-location-205/
Directions
 First,
find the Big Dipper. Draw a straight
line between the two stars of the Big
Dipper as shown, toward the Little Dipper.
 The North Star is located at the end of the
handle of the Little Dipper.
 The Polestar is the brightest of the Little
Dipper stars.
http://www.everett-white.com/images/20080827150809_the%20north%20star.jpg
Why were some of us
misinformed?
 http://www.ehow.com/video_4957097_find
-north-star-navigate.html
 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_it_the_sun_w
hich_is_the_brightest_star_in_the_solar_s
ystem_or_the_north_star_or_the_moon
Other ways to find North
 http://www.wikihow.com/Find-True-North-
Without-a-Compass