Tag: Polaris

Why The Polaris Star Seems To Be Stationary In The Sky, Even With The Earth Moving Around The Sun, And The Sun Around The Galaxy’s Center

If you sit in a swivel office chair, put it around, and look at the ceiling, you will see that a spot just above your head will be fixed. It is the same with Polaris. It is just a coincidence that it is there, on our axis of rotation. The movement that gives this illusion, as I said, is...