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The north star has very little apparent rotation in the night sky because?
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∙ 14y ago
The North Star, Polaris, is not EXACTLY over the north pole; it is about six-tenths of a degree off. The alignment is COMPLETELY coincidental, and temporary; 2000 years ago, the Earth was not aligned with Polaris, and in another 1000 years or so, the difference will again become noticeable.
Because of the discrepancy, a time-exposure photo of Polaris will show it making TINY circles in the sky around the true north pole.
There is no corresponding star above the south pole; nothing is even especially close.
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