Polaris, the
North Star, is found by imagining a line from
Merak (β) to
Dubhe (α) and then extending it for five times the distance after Dubhe (α).
Legend: α UMa (Dubhe), β UMa (Merak), γ UMa (
Phecda), δ UMa (
Megrez), ε UMa (
Alioth), ζ UMa (
Mizar), η UMa (
Alkaid) and α Urasae Minoris (Polaris).
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Polaris, the
North Star, is found by imagining a line from
Merak (β) to
Dubhe (α) and then extending it for five times the distance after Dubhe (α). Legend: α UMa (Dubhe), β UMa (Merak), γ UMa (
Phecda
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