• @mkwt
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      253 months ago

      Polaris goes in and out of North Star status on the 26,000 year precession cycle. So for the duration of humanity (let’s say 100,000 years), there have been decent chunks of time where it’s not in use.

        • FuglyDuck
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          113 months ago

          Can you imagine having to give directions to a bunch of illiterate primates? Ugg. I’d have quite after the first thousand years.

        • Tar_Alcaran
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          23 months ago

          They trade off. There are other stars that make for good pole star candidates