Pole Star

¹ British  

noun

1. the star closest to the N celestial pole at any particular time. At present this is Polaris, but it will eventually be replaced by some other star owing to precession of the earth's axis

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pole star ² British  

noun

1. a guiding principle, rule, standard, etc

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Example Sentences

His wife and daughter’s troubled relationship is the novel’s pole star: “Flashlight” is less about the absent Serk than the omnipresent, annoying Anne.

From Los Angeles Times

“So you can find a composition where Polaris is in the shot, and you’ll get concentric rings, or if you move 90 degrees left or right to the pole star, then there’s a diagonal line that’s called the celestial equator.”

From Los Angeles Times

You can identify the pole star by looking directly north and locating a star that hangs distinctly by itself.

From BBC

To find it, Massey suggests first searching for the pole star, which is always in the same place in the sky.

From BBC

You can then use free planetarium software online to determine where the comet will be moving in relation to the pole star on the night you're looking at it.

From BBC