Cooped Up? Get Uncooped.

I think people often mistake Sirius (the brightest star in our galaxy) for the North Star (Polaris) because they assume the North Star is bright. I mean, explorers used it to find direction; it should be bright, right? It isn’t. Here’s some quick rules that can help you locate this very important star.1. First, locate the Big Dipper. 2. Then, site a line over to the tip of the bowl of the Big Dipper’s dipper until...

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