• Question: what is your number one star

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      Asked by Black scorpion to Elizabeth, James, Martin, Martin, Rob on 6 Mar 2015.
      • Photo: Martin Wieczysty

        Martin Wieczysty answered on 6 Mar 2015:

        I love the constellation of Orion. “Orion’s” belt, is very easy spot (three stars in a row), and from that you can see his legs.

      • Photo: Robert Woolfson

        Robert Woolfson answered on 6 Mar 2015:

        Omicron Persei. It’s a made up star from Futurama but the name always make me smile.

      • Photo: Elizabeth Cooper

        Elizabeth Cooper answered on 6 Mar 2015:

        I would say may favourite star is the sun because without it there would be no life on Earth

      • Photo: James Coombs OBrien

        James Coombs OBrien answered on 7 Mar 2015:

        For me it would have to be the north star also called Polaris.

        It’s the only one I can find and recognise in the sky (apart from the sun!) and has been so important for adventurers navigating the world. It sits just above the “Plough” and points exactly north. Really handy if it is night and you need to find north which is why it was so helpful 100’s of years ago when we were discovering other countries.

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