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Una forma de localizar la Estrella Polar es mediante dos estrellas fácilmente identificables de la constelación:One way to find Polaris is from two easily identified stars in the constellation:

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Correct answer: c) Great Bear, the pointers Merak and Dubhe.

Why it is correct

Merak and Dubhe, on the edge of the Great Bear’s bowl, point to Polaris. Polaris is in the Little Bear.

Why the others are not

  • a) They are in the Great Bear.
  • b) They do not point.
  • d) They do not point.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Merak-Dubhe → Polaris.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Sight reduction

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