POP QUIZ! You are visiting a friend in another part of the U.S. and notice that Polaris (the north star) is at an altitude of 30º in the sky. What is your latitude? If you don't know, just guess. Answer tomorrow.
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Here's your pretty picture for the day. This is what a long exposure of the night sky looks like at Paranal Observatory in Chile. You can see star trails as they seemingly orbit around a single point, approximately the location of Polaris, the north star. Credit: R. Wesson/ESOpic.twitter.com/JUO2p2Lffz
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Okay, whoops. I made a serious error in this description. Bonus points for whoever can point it out.
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Replying to @sarahsalviander
lol, I'll take my bonus point please Chile is in southern hemisphere, so that's not Polaris, that's Sigma Octantis
7:54 AM - 8 Jan 2021
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