Find North using the Stars - Ursa Major/Polaris - Navigation without a Compass

On a clear night in the northern hemisphere, you can find north with a little bit of stellar constellation knowledge. If you can find the Big Dipper (Ursa Major) then it is simple to find the North Star (Polaris).

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Thanks for watching!

[TarqPick]

Oddly enough, this is the single best explanation of the North Star I have ever heard. In all of the explanations I've ever heard, they leave out that the rotation of the Earth may make the stars appear differently. You're awesome, Alfie.

[onii-san]

9 years later and this is still a nice vid. hope yo are good and enjoying your life like I'm enjoying this day

[CraigHollabaugh]

Going to show my granddaughter this next week. Thanks from Colorado.

[BushcraftReef]

At also helps to know the major (brightest) stars like Betelgeuse, Rigel, Adalbaran, Vega, Antares, Arcturus and Sirius for dealing with light pollution and overcast. Sometimes you'll only be able to recognize these by color and position.

[pernilsson]

Its fun to learn new things. Thanks for sharing.

[WyeExplorer]

Useful and simple info for simple minds. Cheers for the tips....

[John-ndil]

btw this wont work in the southern hemisphere

[bethbrown]

I learned this on Peppa Pig cartoon!! Brilliant 😮

[Fresno]

Fantastic video. Accurate and CONCISE!
Best video on the subject. A+

[wondertraveller]

We call Ursa major as Sapta rishi in Sanskrit ( the seven stars are considered as Representatives of 7 great sages of Ancient time)

[guianaturaeco]

Good video my friend but actually it is "extended by 5 times" the distance between Merak and Dubhe. Anyway, I am sure everybody can find it as Polaris (North Star) is the brightest in this part of the sky as you mentioned.

[Infarlock]

Basically it's the star on the tip of the low engine oil symbol

[helenatyukodi]

How did sailor navigate with constant at daylight while no stars (Polaris) on the sky? - and on the southern hemisphere?❤

[manabendramalakar]

Sir, i am in great dilemma. In India during Autumn season, three stars of Ursha Major are seen in north west corner till 8 PM. However, at 8 PM, constilation of seven stars that looks like big dipper is seen towards North East corner. why? what is that?

[thomasrobertm]

Could I get permission to use snippets of your videos to teach my Trail Life children (similar to Boy Scouts) and possibly submit this to other leaders of children  in  our organization? Thanks. Respectfully,  Robert Thomas

[jibaromar]

How can a 1min 46secs video be that rich of information ? Thanks a lot

[tilidie]

cant remember last time i saw a star in uk lol

[Maxumized]

But what if Uranus is blocking the view?

[dmm]

Ursa Major is also known as the Bear.

[nyssafranceszenarosa]

I saw the big dipper but its upside down