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Why Is The Pole Star A Dot?

Updated: 4/29/2024
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It is too far away to appear as a disc to our eyes.

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The Pole Star appears as a single point of light in the sky due to its distance from Earth and its relative position to the celestial pole. It is essentially a bright star located near the Earth's rotational axis, so it appears stationary while other stars seem to move due to Earth's rotation.

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