Feb 6, 2019
6 min read
The Stars That Never Set
Exploring the northern circumpolar constellations
Most stars in the night sky are invisible for part of the year. During those times, they rise and set during daylight hours, lost in the sunlight scattered by our atmosphere. But some stars never set. Hidden in the blue every day, they twinkle in the dark every night. These are the circumpolar stars, those stars closest to the north and…
