The Little Dippers.
Sean, Brittany, Annika and Riley
Polaris
Polaris, the northern star can be seen every season from Detroit. We would see this star obviously north to us. Thats why it’s called the “Northern star”. Our star, from the ground would be at 90 degrees if the horizon was 0. The mass of the star is 46 times bigger and 2400 times brighter then our sun! Polaris is also the brightest star in the constellation, Ursa Minor. Polaris’s apparent magnitude is 1.97v and its absolute magnitude is -3.64. The surface temperature of it is 6015K and its 431 light years away. A secret way to see Polaris is that it’s the very end of the little dippers handle. The color is F8 or a yellowish white. The phases of the Stars life started just like any other star as a nebula then changed into a protostar. As of right now, the star is in the main sequence stage. When it dies, it will most likely create a supernova and then turn into a white dwarf. There is a slim chance it could turn into a black hole.
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