How To ALWAYS Find The NORTH STAR (2 Easy Methods)

Learn how to easily find the north star at night. Finding the north star, known as Polaris, is the easiest way to help you navigate and find which way north is, and it helps you understand your orientation when you're out stargazing at night. Knowing how to find Polaris will also help you align your telescope equipment when learning astrophotography.

00:00 Introduction
00:48 Important Info About the North Star
02:03 Big Dipper Method
03:39 Cassiopeia Method
04:58 Why It Matters

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[sharonclarke]

This is a great video to learn how to find the North Star - Ian, you do such a good job of teaching!!

[erichowry]

First time here! I am 54 years old an an amateur star watcher, trying to learn as much as I can about the night sky. I received a telescope for Christmas two years ago and want to take it out to start looking at the sky! I am sure this channel will help my success. Cheers and thanks again!

[brittanyo]

I stare at the stars every night with a beautiful view here in rural PA. When I googled “how to find the North Star” your video was the first one to pop up. Thanks man! Great video, great quality and educational 👏🏻

[samithpriyantha]

My country is sri lanka situated 6 degrees north to the equator. Nowadays in midnight to dawn, i can look both big dipper and polaris, even though it is few degrees above northern horizon. Only northern horizon is visible to my home area as there are huge paddy field of sevaral miles towards north.

[cartesianpixels]

I got recommended this channel! awesome video, thank you!

[daisyheo]

I really like your voice! It’s amazing and so clear! I’m watching this with my son, William in South Korea and we really enjoyed it!

[tombock]

Love all the graphics and fantastic editing, bud! Awesome. 🤘

[joemc]

In the 1970s I made a site glass to locate the North Star. For about 10 years every time I checked the star was in the view finder. 2inch steel pipe 2 foot long with washers welded on the ends with a 1/2 hole. I moved away in 1988 so not sure if it’s still hooked on the garage post.

[Henry_Churches]

Awesome video and great tips! This is going to help a lot on an upcoming astrophotography trip.

[tatyanakravchuk]

Thank you so much
It was really helpful

[donc]

Thank you for explaining this so simply!!!

[mike_abramyan]

1:12 that's actually the micro dipper. Mostly useful for fondues.

[robvercouteren]

I already knew the big dipper method and was trying to polar align my star tracker but i was not able to find polaris, not even while aligning to the nirth with a compass.
Reason was that there were so many stars that it was impossible to distinguish them between al these stars

[paullarue]

I used that technic when I was commercial fishing in Alaska

[tomb]

If your in the southern hemisphere, what star would you be able to use to line up your camera ?

[PafMedic]

Your Videos Are Great, Clear Skies..And New Sub🙏🏼❤️🔭✨🌏

[محمدمحمد-ذتد]

ما هو التخصص الذي درسته بالجامعة حتى حصلت على كل هذه المعلومات

[haltux]

I deduce from your video that you are probably from "the south" (southern Europe, southern US, I don't know). Where I live the Big Bear is always visible and reasonnably high in the sky.

[absorbingphotons]

This was a super entertaining way to teach how to find Polaris! 3:37 made me lol 😂

[DR-fyqy]

I confess when I am lucky enough to see some of the stars in the north sky through the light pollution, it is not easy for me to 'connect' the stars and identify any particular constellations, let alone the Ursa Major or Ursa Minor.