Re: Geomagnetic poles--an explanation.

Jerry W. Decker ( (no email) )
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 01:29:46 -0500

Hi Ed et al!

You feel sorry for who? What kind of medication are you on today?

Your post makes no sense whatsoever in light of the topic. If you'll
notice it says geomagnetic poles (that means of the Earth)....disastrous
and pathetic as the thread has been....

EdTulip@aol.com wrote:
>
> If you don't already know the direction of north in your area from the road
> layout and the travels of the sun (in which case I feel kind of sorry for
> you), the North or Pole Star is the last faint star in the tail of Ursa
> Minor, the Little Dipper.
>
> It can most easily be found by following with your eyes in a straight line
> the two bright stars making up the end of the "cup" of Ursa Major, the big
> Dipper. It is about 5 times the distance as the distance between these two
> stars in the Big Dipper.
>
> It is getting very faint and probably can't be seen anymore in cities.

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