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<blockquote data-quote="ElectricSheep" data-source="post: 525020" data-attributes="member: 27338">Great name Umbra<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> BUT I do have to point out that Polaris is NOT the brightest star in the sky. It&#039;s well known as being the one that is above the North Pole, therefore pointing you North, which is one way they used to navigate in the old days by using the guide stars in the Plough (Big Dipper)Sirius in Canis Major is the brightest star in terms of magnitude, easily seen even in heavily light polluted skies, but it is a winter star, not a summer one.[SPOILER=&quot;How to find Polaris&quot;]<a href="http://i.imgur.com/cGkOH5h.jpg" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/cGkOH5h.jpg</a>[/SPOILER][SPOILER=&quot;How to find Sirius&quot;]<a href="http://i.imgur.com/JEdezkL.jpg" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/JEdezkL.jpg</a>[/SPOILER]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ElectricSheep, post: 525020, member: 27338"] Great name Umbra:) BUT I do have to point out that Polaris is NOT the brightest star in the sky. It's well known as being the one that is above the North Pole, therefore pointing you North, which is one way they used to navigate in the old days by using the guide stars in the Plough (Big Dipper) Sirius in Canis Major is the brightest star in terms of magnitude, easily seen even in heavily light polluted skies, but it is a winter star, not a summer one. [SPOILER="How to find Polaris"][URL]http://i.imgur.com/cGkOH5h.jpg[/URL][/SPOILER] [SPOILER="How to find Sirius"][URL]http://i.imgur.com/JEdezkL.jpg[/URL][/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]

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