The declination of Polaris

[ricci]

Polaris, or alpha Ursae minoris, is the closest star to the northern celestial pole. Because of the precession the pole is approaching the star. A summary on its motion

www.pierpaoloricci.it/dati/stellapolare_eng.htm

[Robh (Rob)]

What the ....!
It's going to get even easier for those Northern Hemisphere observers to allign their scopes!

Thanks for the info,
Rob

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

Originally Posted by Robh

What the ....!
It's going to get even easier for those Northern Hemisphere observers to allign their scopes!

Thanks for the info,
Rob

ah yes, i miss the Northern Hemisphere, where the constellations of teh zodiac are the right way up, and it all made sense to me