[DOC] [TLE] Thuban is a former Pole Star | Brightest Stars | EarthSky [PAR] May 6, 2016 ... Thuban was the Pole Star some 5000 years ago, when the Egyptians ... 
pinpointed the position of the north celestial pole in the year 2787 B.C.. [DOC] [TLE] Polaris is the North Star | Brightest Stars | EarthSky [PAR] May 24, 2016 ... The entire northern sky wheels around Polaris. ... a famous star called Thuban, in 
the constellation Draco the Dragon, was the North Star when... [DOC] [TLE] Why is Polaris the North Star? - StarChild - NASA [PAR] We call that star the "North Star" since it sits in the direction that the spin axis from 
... of the Earth's axis around 130 B.C. The period of precession is about 26,000 
years. ... But in the year 3000 B.C., the North Star was a star called Thuban (also
... [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #4536, aired 2004-05-03 [PAR] Get off the Metro at Farragut North to visit this society's Explorers Hall. $2000, 28. 
Around 2700 B.C. Thuban was the North Star; today, this is the North Star... [DOC] [TLE] Thuban - Wikipedia [PAR] Thuban, also designated Alpha Draconis is a star (or star system) in the ... Due to 
the precession of Earth's rotational axis, Thuban was the naked-eye star closest 
to the north pole from 3942 BC, when it moved farther... [DOC] [TLE] Draco Constellation. Mythology - Crystalinks [PAR] The star Thuban (Draconis) was the northern pole star around 2700 BC, during 
the time of the ancient Egyptians. ... Today, the star Polaris marks the north pole. [DOC] [TLE] Native American Antiquity: Native American Skies: The North Star [PAR] Oct 10, 2013 ... The Egyptians looking at their North Star in 2700 B.C. would not have been ... 
Today Thuban is several degrees away from center. ... is literally the Star That 
Dows Not Walk Around, they compared to the god Tirawahat. North... [DOC] [TLE] Precession: The Earth as a Top - Uvic [PAR] Moreover, as the earth goes around the sun, the night sky's stellar backdrop 
changes. ... In the northern hemisphere, the star groupings in the direction of the 
north pole ... By approximately 2700 BC, the shift was sufficiently great that a new 
quartet ... Today, the sun is located somewhere between the constellations of 
Pisces... [DOC] [TLE] Thunderbolts Forum  View topic - Bill McDonald's General ... [PAR] Jan 27, 2011 ... This happens because the earth's north-south axis revolves around the center of 
... We are also told Thuban was the pole star prior to 2700 BC and about the ... 
relative to the ecliptic and today points at Polaris, the North Star. [DOC] [TLE] Astro Bob blog: Tales from the Great Precession | Duluth News ... [PAR] Mar 16, 2010 ... Around the year 2700 B.C. Thuban lay almost exactly off the end of the ... After 
1900 B.C. the closest bright star to the sky's north pole was... [DOC] [TLE] * Thuban (Astronomy) - Definition,meaning - Online Encyclopedia [PAR] A former 'North Star' 300 light-years away in the constellation Draco, the dragon. 
... The star Thuban (Draconis) was the northern pole star around 2700 BC, ... 
Japan Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days, Moved Axis - Universe Today . [DOC] [TLE] Wonders of the July Sky | Astronotes - Armagh Planetarium [PAR] Jul 23, 2012 ... ... some skill to spot as it is very faint, especially with all of today's light pollution. 
... The North Star or Polaris found in Ursa Minor or the Little Bear, ... The star 
Thuban in Draco the Dragon was the pole star during the era of the ancient 
Egyptians around 2700 BC and has multiple myths from several cultures. [DOC] [TLE] Just Watching the Wheels Go Round: True North (Star)? [PAR] May 26, 2016 ... "Polaris ( Ursae Minoris,  UMi, commonly the North Star or Pole ... The star 
Thuban (Draconis) was the northern pole star around 2700 BC, .... A severe 
storm hit

Question: Around 2700 B.C. Thuban was the North Star; today, this is the North Star
Answer: Polaris