On Sat, 1 Feb 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > How far south from the north pole to the equator can the pole star be seen? > > Is is visible at Latitude 8 degees north to Latitude 16 degrees north ? > Standing on land of course not flying. > > Ta for help. David.
You would require extremely good conditions, with no light pollution or mountains to the north. I forget offhand the visual magnitude of Polaris, but it's relatively dim. It only stands out because there are no other bright stars in that area of the sky. Let's say, 16 degrees is fairly possible, while 8 is pretty unlikely. Dave 37.28N 121.97W -
