i read a lot of old novels and the "north star"constantly help the characters out when out on a voyage or lost in the wild.i'm sick of always having question marks in my head so please answer AND PLEASE LIST A GOOD WEB-SITE FOR ME TO GO ON so i can find out more on this matter...
2007-02-01 07:18:08 · 6 answers · asked by steviekoe88 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I think you can get answers from these sites.
http://ms.essortment.com/northstarastro_rmdz.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Star
hop it will help
2007-02-01 07:26:46 · answer #1 · answered by MSK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are on the open ocean or deep woods,you can look up in the sky and find true north,not magnetic north....but knowing north gives you west,south and east.....I have seen times in triple canopy jungle when knowing which way north is can be a very big help....since most of the sky is occluded......if you are in the Atlantic ocean and know where north is you can sail west to land.....its also the last star in the handle of the little dipper and the two end stars of the big dippers ladle(Dubhe and Merak) point to the north star all the time....they are five spaces away and rotate around the yearly...
2007-02-01 07:28:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The north star does not help you tell time. Only direction and Latitude. Every other star except the north star help you tell time.
2007-02-01 07:46:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can locate the north star, it is only .7 degrees from true North so that's how you can navigate with it
You can start here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris
2007-02-01 07:24:00 · answer #4 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the north star allways points to north so no matter how lost you get you allways no where north is.
2007-02-01 07:22:00 · answer #5 · answered by connie sue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yer not seriously wanting to know how the NORTH star helps you find directions?? is it tuna or chicken.......
2007-02-01 07:27:12 · answer #6 · answered by thekid3477 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋