St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: January 26, 2022

St. Louis MO

27 January, 2022

9:32 AM

Description

Press release from St. Louis Science Center: January 26, 2022 At any point throughout the year it is possible to find the North Star, Polaris in the same location in our northern sky. Unlike other stars, it does not appear to move throughout the night. Instead, other stars appear to revolve around Polaris while it remains stationary. This happens because the axis of the Earth extends through the north pole and points almost directly at this star. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.