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<p>or South) on the horizon.A published  exposed for nearly 8 hours demonstrates this effect.</p>

<p>The Northern Celestial pole is currently (but not permanently) within a fraction of 1 <a href="page.php?w=degree_%28angle%29">degree</a> of the bright <a href="page.php?w=star">star</a> <a href="page.php?w=Polaris">Polaris</a>. The exact position of the pole changes over thousands of years because of the <a href="page.php?w=Precession_%28astronomy%29">precession of the equinoxes</a>. Polaris is also known as the <a href="page.php?w=North_Star">North Star</a>,</p><p>
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