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What is the relationship between the position of the north star and latitude?
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∙ 14y ago
The angle between the north star and the horizon is roughly your position in degrees latitude.
For example, look at the North Star and point one arm straight at it, and then hold your other arm level with the horizon. The angle between your arms is roughly the degrees of latitude of your location.
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