Today it will be about an old knowledge, but it will be interesting and fun but also good to know.

It can be a magnificent experience, but terrifying at the same time. My own smallness in this grandeur, but then we shall remember that when we look upon the stars they also can lead us. But then we need to know our constellations.

1. Find the Polaris, the North star. It is the brightest star in the Ursus minor, and now you know where north is located. You can also use the end of Ursus Major to find the polar start as you can see in the picture above.

2. For finding the direction of south you can use the constellation of the hunter and Orion.  Look for one moderately bright, one dim, and one fuzzy star hanging down from Alnilam, the middle star in Orion’s belt. This represents Orion’s sword, which points to the south. The fuzzy “star” is actually the Great Nebula of Orion, an interstellar nursery where new stars are being formed.

If you want ti find direction, you can use this suggestion: Chose a star, you might chose the brightest as a suggestion. Drive two stakes in the ground. The two stakes should be about 90cm between. Now you wait for the star to move in the night sky. Stars move from east to west. So if the star are  rose you are facing east. If the star sank you facing west. If the star facing left, you are facing north and it the star facing right you are facing south.

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See ya tomorrow…