Space: Polaris — the North Star — is NOT a fixed position. Due…

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Did you know? Polaris — the North Star — is NOT a fixed position. Due to Earth's axial precession the North Pole shifts across the sky over 26,000 years. Vega was the pole star 12,000 years ago, and will be again in 12,000 years. Egyptian pharaohs who oriented their tombs had Thuban as the pole star.

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Polaris — the North Star — is NOT a fixed position. Due to Earth's axial precession the North Pole shifts across the sky over 26,000 years. Vega was the pole star 12,000 years ago, and will be again in 12,000 years. Egyptian pharaohs who oriented their tombs had Thuban as the pole star.

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