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I've never heard of the "Polaris Circle" before. That is unbelievably cool.
by ericmsimons 16y ago
I've never heard of the "Polaris Circle" before. That is unbelievably cool.
- biot 16y agoThe "Polaris semicircle" is an informal description of the arc that the star Polaris made due to the 11 hour exposure. Had it been a 6 hour exposure and he wanted to point out a different star, he might have labeled it as the "HR2742 quarter circle".
- ericmsimons 16y agoAh, makes much more sense now! What I really meant then is that I've never seen any star in the "circular" shape shown in the pic