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Why is the starry sky revolving, but the Polaris is stationary | Outer Space 🚀

Why is the starry sky revolving, but the Polaris is stationary?

The fact is that the rotation of the Earth around its axis is accompanied by the rotation of the axis itself. This effect is called precession. The precession cycle is about 28,000 years and is also known as the Platonic year.

That is, a fixed point in the starry sky also moves in a circle, but oh-so-slowly. A similar fixed point in the southern hemisphere sky is not so lucky and there are no bright stars nearby. The constellation Southern Cross is usually used for primitive navigation.