North Star?

Question

Will the north star (polaris) always be the north star?

Answer 1

No, Polaris, will not always be The North Star. In fact, it has not always been the North Star. Over tens of thousands of years, pertubations to the Earth's axis will cause the North star to point to other regions of the sky. It's path will map out a circle. Other stars within this circle such as Thuban and Vega will each take turns being "the Pole Star."
The current North Star, Polaris will actually be closest to the North pole position in approximately the year 2100. It will then start to pull away. Eventually , another star will take it's place in the Northern position. Over tens of thousands of years, Polaris will once again become the "North Star."

Answer 2

Actually, the North star is not truly North. If you have a friend with a telescope which has a polar alignment scope through it, ask them if you can take a look through it. You will see that true North is a few degrees to the right of Polaris (the North Star)
Matter of fact, in the next 100,000 years Vega will be the new North Star!

Answer 3

No I think it was in about 16000 years it will be a different star because Earth is like a top. You know spins and spins but the part that you spin isn't always in the same place, it goes in a circle.

Answer 4

Hi. No. The Earth's axis wobbles in its orbit over a period of around 25,000 years. The Pole star will be different in a few thousand years or less. http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/precession.html

Answer 5

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