January 4, 2024
Looking northeast around 10 pm, you will find the Big Dipper beginning to rise. By 5:30 am it will be seen due north. If you watch this famous asterism through the night, it will circle around the pole star Polaris. This behavior is called circumpolar.
The north-northeastern sky tonight at 10 pm. Using the first two stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper, it is possible to navigate to Polaris, the North Star. Star map created using Stellarium
