The Pole Star points the way due north and serves as the hub of the sky – all the other stars appear to circle around it. Today, that hub is marked by Polaris. Several millennia ago, however, it was marked by Thuban, a star in Draco.
The Pole Star points the way due north and serves as the hub of the sky – all the other stars appear to circle around it. Today, that hub is marked by Polaris. Several millennia ago, however, it was marked by Thuban, a star in Draco.