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

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  • 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.
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    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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  • @daisyheo4379
    @daisyheo4379 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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!

  • @sharonclarke2587
    @sharonclarke2587 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

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

    • @ianlauerastro
      @ianlauerastro  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much :)
      Happy stargazing!

  • @tatyanakravchuk1743
    @tatyanakravchuk1743 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you so much
    It was really helpful

  • @PafMedic
    @PafMedic ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @tombock336
    @tombock336 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @ianlauerastro
      @ianlauerastro  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Tom, much appreciated! I'm enjoying making these vidoes, just need more time to make them :)

  • @cartesianpixels
    @cartesianpixels ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @ianlauerastro
      @ianlauerastro  ปีที่แล้ว

      That's fantastic to hear, thanks for checkin out the video. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @brittanyo5182
    @brittanyo5182 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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 👏🏻

    • @ianlauerastro
      @ianlauerastro  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's awesome you have a great view of the stars! Thanks for the kind words, and keep looking up!

    • @Numb22
      @Numb22 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same here

    • @donc9751
      @donc9751 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The same thing happened to me. This was the 1st video that came up. I'm glad i found it!

  • @RazoukhrienuoKense-xi4si
    @RazoukhrienuoKense-xi4si หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you❤❤❤

  • @Henry_Churches
    @Henry_Churches หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

    • @ianlauerastro
      @ianlauerastro  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @absorbingphotons
    @absorbingphotons ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @Andy1076
    @Andy1076 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've never looked up at the sky to identify until recently, oof! Need to get out of light pollution to learn all this lol! Super detailed :)

  • @donc9751
    @donc9751 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for explaining this so simply!!!

    • @ianlauerastro
      @ianlauerastro  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad it was helpful!

    • @donc9751
      @donc9751 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ianlauerastro I should have mentioned, I did a google search and your channel was the 1st that I saw!!! Glad that I found it so I liked and subscribed! I'll be back to learn more!

  • @paullarue4896
    @paullarue4896 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used that technic when I was commercial fishing in Alaska

    • @ianlauerastro
      @ianlauerastro  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's awesome - I hope to visit Alaska sometime soon

  • @samithpriyantha6125
    @samithpriyantha6125 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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.

  • @joemc111
    @joemc111 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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.

  • @hallgeirpedersen4331
    @hallgeirpedersen4331 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    good👍🏼

  • @robvercouteren
    @robvercouteren 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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

  • @tomb9420
    @tomb9420 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @numanergun.5911
    @numanergun.5911 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    selam from turkey .. this is so useful so thanx a lot.. see ya later.

    • @ianlauerastro
      @ianlauerastro  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @mike_abramyan
    @mike_abramyan ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @ianlauerastro
      @ianlauerastro  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gotta use the Milky Way to make that space cheddar🧀

  • @user-gd1xr3zh4e
    @user-gd1xr3zh4e 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @burk3806
    @burk3806 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks! I'd used the little dipper method but just thought I was kinda SOL during fall and winter, even up here in bumfuck Wisconsin lol

  • @haltux
    @haltux ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

    • @ianlauerastro
      @ianlauerastro  ปีที่แล้ว

      I am indeed, nice observation! But even for some folks further north, the big dipper may pass below a large mountain or treeline

  • @tenormdness
    @tenormdness 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How is Polaris always above the North Pole when earths axis doesn’t move while it orbits the sun? People draw a line from the North Pole to Polaris, but let’s say it’s winter. 6 months later, that 23.5 degrees hasn’t moved, so that new imaginary line never intersects with the the one drawn 6 months ago. What am I missing? I know it’s really far, over 400 light years I think. But 23.5 degrees, if it’s steady, will always point somewhere different. Please help, anybody!

  • @cd3694
    @cd3694 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought the Big Dipper was visible year round since far in the northern sky?

  • @kengilmore2563
    @kengilmore2563 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Look north

  • @irmadealba6941
    @irmadealba6941 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How does Australia find the north star

    • @universal1945
      @universal1945 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The aboriginals would know better

  • @irshadtelecom2356
    @irshadtelecom2356 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Наша. Галактика. Спиральном. Форма. Какое
    Стороны. Врощшение.
    (. Северного. Или. Южного.
    Мнение. (. Как. Наша. Планета. 🇦🇿

  • @shainedupuis2649
    @shainedupuis2649 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Step 1. Don't go to Australia

    • @ianlauerastro
      @ianlauerastro  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Step 2 - see step 1

    • @ShukriRahul-zt9sc
      @ShukriRahul-zt9sc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Step 3 - see step 2

    • @vamplate105
      @vamplate105 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      is it visible from australia?

    • @saranshop1067
      @saranshop1067 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Step 4 - see step 3

  • @varshithk2212
    @varshithk2212 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Here before this vid goes 💹