North Star's Surface Revealed for the First Time!

What does the surface of the North Star look like? Scientists recently imaged the surface of our North Star, Polaris, making it one of the very few stars whose surface details we’ve seen! We also have surface images of our Sun, the giant red star Betelgeuse, and the giant red star R Doradus. The image of Polaris is unique because its surface is blotchy, with light patches and dark patches. This could be because Polaris is a variable star, meaning it is known to change its brightness.

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[slidemguy]

you need to turn your render distance up

[akr]

Find the big dipper, and to its right, the last 2 stars of its cup will point towards the North Star. Equidistant, and to the further right, you will see Cassiopeia which looks like a big W in the sky (on its side) and that points to the north star as well. (big dipper>north star < Cassiopeia)

[JoKaR-dr]

Why do I have to click the like button twenty times for it to work? Awesome info anyways 😮

[jimjimsauce]

other commenters are high off their gourd. very cool science news!

[jamesdonnelly]

The one star out of billions and billions that never moves.. yet were spining and spininning round the sun.what are the odds..😂

[gabedarrett]

"And that's actually kind of a big deal"

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