365 Essential Survival Skills by Creek Stewart

365 Essential Survival Skills by Creek Stewart

Author:Creek Stewart [Stewart, Creek]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2016-12-09T00:00:00+00:00


A saw is just as effective for felling large trees as an ax.

SKILL# 183

How to Locate the North Star

The North Star, also known as Polaris, is a very reliable indicator for improvised survival navigation. In the Northern Hemisphere the North Star is a reference point that aligns almost directly north. Contrary to popular belief, the North Star is not the brightest or the most easily identified star in the night sky. The best way to identify it is to first find the Big Dipper (Ursa Major). Then, connect a line between the two stars that make up the front of the dipper ladle, drawing from the bottom star to the top one. If you continue this line through the sky to the first bright star then you have found the North Star, which is also the star at the tip of the Little Dipper’s handle.



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