I stare at the stars every night with a beautiful view here in rural PA. When I googled “how to find the North Star” your video was the first one to pop up. Thanks man! Great video, great quality and educational 👏🏻
@ianlauerastro
10 ай бұрын
That's awesome you have a great view of the stars! Thanks for the kind words, and keep looking up!
@Numb22
7 ай бұрын
Same here
@donc9751
6 ай бұрын
The same thing happened to me. This was the 1st video that came up. I'm glad i found it!
@sharonclarke2587
6 ай бұрын
This is a great video to learn how to find the North Star - Ian, you do such a good job of teaching!!
@ianlauerastro
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much :) Happy stargazing!
@tatyanakravchuk1743
8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much It was really helpful
@absorbingphotons
Жыл бұрын
This was a super entertaining way to teach how to find Polaris! 3:37 made me lol 😂
@ianlauerastro
Жыл бұрын
Shaka brah!!
@haltux
Жыл бұрын
I deduce from your video that you are probably from "the south" (southern Europe, southern US, I don't know). Where I live the Big Bear is always visible and reasonnably high in the sky.
@ianlauerastro
Жыл бұрын
I am indeed, nice observation! But even for some folks further north, the big dipper may pass below a large mountain or treeline
@alexleanh
25 күн бұрын
@ 5:34 That guy popup was unexpected, scare the s out of me!
@denniscumiskey5179
Ай бұрын
Great video, thanks!
@ianlauerastro
Ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@PafMedic
Жыл бұрын
Your Videos Are Great,Clear Skies..And New Sub🙏🏼❤️🔭✨🌏
@robvercouteren
9 ай бұрын
I already knew the big dipper method and was trying to polar align my star tracker but i was not able to find polaris, not even while aligning to the nirth with a compass. Reason was that there were so many stars that it was impossible to distinguish them between al these stars
@ButcherBob
2 ай бұрын
You must have a good view of the night sky. I can easily see it using the Shaka symbol. It's pretty bright. My view of the night sky isn't great. Too many city lights.... Enjoy your good view. 🤙
@samithpriyantha6125
9 ай бұрын
My country is sri lanka situated 6 degrees north to the equator. Nowadays in midnight to dawn , i can look both big dipper and polaris , even though it is few degrees above northern horizon. Only northern horizon is visible to my home area as there are huge paddy field of sevaral miles towards north.
@paullarue4896
Жыл бұрын
I used that technic when I was commercial fishing in Alaska
@ianlauerastro
Жыл бұрын
That's awesome - I hope to visit Alaska sometime soon
@محمدمحمد-ذ4ت2د
10 ай бұрын
ما هو التخصص الذي درسته بالجامعة حتى حصلت على كل هذه المعلومات
@mike_abramyan
Жыл бұрын
1:12 that's actually the micro dipper. Mostly useful for fondues.
@ianlauerastro
Жыл бұрын
Gotta use the Milky Way to make that space cheddar🧀
@BlueSmoothi
2 ай бұрын
I thought those were the Pleiades, the 7 sisters, or was it pointing to somewhere else?
@Andy1076
10 ай бұрын
I've never looked up at the sky to identify until recently, oof! Need to get out of light pollution to learn all this lol! Super detailed :)
@burk3806
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'd used the little dipper method but just thought I was kinda SOL during fall and winter, even up here in bumfuck Wisconsin lol
@ianlauerastro
Жыл бұрын
Cassiopeia to the rescue!!
@numanergun.5911
6 ай бұрын
selam from turkey .. this is so useful so thanx a lot.. see ya later.
@ianlauerastro
5 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@RazoukhrienuoKense-xi4si
4 ай бұрын
Thank you❤❤❤
@BlueSmoothi
2 ай бұрын
4:06 I just call it “the zigzag” 😭
@hallgeirpedersen4331
8 ай бұрын
good👍🏼
@kengilmore2563
5 ай бұрын
Look north
@ButcherBob
2 ай бұрын
North Star - Polaris South Star - Sigma Octantis
@shainedupuis2649
Жыл бұрын
Step 1. Don't go to Australia
@ianlauerastro
Жыл бұрын
Step 2 - see step 1
@ShukriRahul-zt9sc
9 ай бұрын
Step 3 - see step 2
@vamplate105
8 ай бұрын
is it visible from australia?
@saranshop1067
5 ай бұрын
Step 4 - see step 3
@irmadealba6941
Жыл бұрын
How does Australia find the north star
@universal1945
6 ай бұрын
The aboriginals would know better
@ButcherBob
2 ай бұрын
They don't, they look for Sigma Octantis.🤙
@varshithk2212
Жыл бұрын
Here before this vid goes 💹
@ianlauerastro
Жыл бұрын
Cheers and welcome!
@cartesianpixels
Жыл бұрын
I got recommended this channel! awesome video, thank you!
@ianlauerastro
Жыл бұрын
That's fantastic to hear, thanks for checkin out the video. Glad you enjoyed it!
I really like your voice! It’s amazing and so clear! I’m watching this with my son, William in South Korea and we really enjoyed it!
@tombock336
Жыл бұрын
Love all the graphics and fantastic editing, bud! Awesome. 🤘
@ianlauerastro
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Tom, much appreciated! I'm enjoying making these vidoes, just need more time to make them :)
@tenormdness
9 ай бұрын
How is Polaris always above the North Pole when earths axis doesn’t move while it orbits the sun? People draw a line from the North Pole to Polaris, but let’s say it’s winter. 6 months later, that 23.5 degrees hasn’t moved, so that new imaginary line never intersects with the the one drawn 6 months ago. What am I missing? I know it’s really far, over 400 light years I think. But 23.5 degrees, if it’s steady, will always point somewhere different. Please help, anybody!
@Yotanido
Ай бұрын
I mean, you basically already said it: it's very far away. Compared to the distance, the earth is basically not moving. Yes, technically the line goes to a slightly different spot, but that's pretty much unnoticeable over that distance.
@Henry_Churches
4 ай бұрын
Awesome video and great tips! This is going to help a lot on an upcoming astrophotography trip.
@ianlauerastro
4 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@ono3869
2 күн бұрын
Moana just smashed the Like and Subscribe button.
@Luffyking-pirate
Ай бұрын
First step go to California I can see in Santa Clarita
@tomb9420
Жыл бұрын
If your in the southern hemisphere, what star would you be able to use to line up your camera ?
@ButcherBob
2 ай бұрын
Sigma Octantis
@benjaminbethel8297
Ай бұрын
I found it! Good video
@srinivasaraokolla7562
2 ай бұрын
A kite model
@joemc111
8 ай бұрын
In the 1970s I made a site glass to locate the North Star. For about 10 years every time I checked the star was in the view finder. 2inch steel pipe 2 foot long with washers welded on the ends with a 1/2 hole. I moved away in 1988 so not sure if it’s still hooked on the garage post.
@cd3694
7 ай бұрын
I thought the Big Dipper was visible year round since far in the northern sky?
@donc9751
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for explaining this so simply!!!
@ianlauerastro
6 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@donc9751
6 ай бұрын
@ianlauerastro I should have mentioned, I did a google search and your channel was the 1st that I saw!!! Glad that I found it so I liked and subscribed! I'll be back to learn more!
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