Re: [OT] Astronomical Inquiry (actually another one)

>> Mmmm. so this would mean you could use the same 'traditional' means
of
>> navigation (North star, southern cross etc) anywhere in the solar
system, yes?
>
>    No, just because the celestial sphere is (relatively) fixed, the
inclination
>of the planets will vary.  Therefore, Polaris will move in an alien
sky.

Well, Polaris won't *move*, but where the axis of rotation (and/or
magnetic
pole, if any) will be pointing elsewhere. Polaris will still be
findable,
still the end star in the Little Dipper - of course, this presumes you
stay
in the same solar system as Earth (or near enough, relative to the other
stars out there; Beth is asking about things in our solar system, not
other
ones :).

Mk
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