[DOC] [TLE] Celestial navigation - Wikipedia [PAR] Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is the ancient art and 
science of position ... The latitude and longitude of that point is known as the 
celestial body's geographic .... If a navigator measures the angle to Polaris and 
finds it to be 10 degrees from the horizon, then he is about 10 degrees north of 
the equator. [DOC] [TLE] Polaris is the North Star | Brightest Stars | EarthSky [PAR] May 24, 2016 ... The North Star or Pole Star  aka Polaris  is famous for holding nearly still in our 
sky while the entire northern sky moves around it. [DOC] [TLE] The Ptolemaic Model [PAR] His model of the solar system and heavenly sphere was a refinement of previous 
... was that his model could so accurately explain the motions of heavenly bodies, 
... called an epicycle, that moved on a larger sphere or circle, called a deferent. [DOC] [TLE] Motion in the Heavens: Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets [PAR] Jul 2, 2008 ... Of course, you know the Earth rotates and orbits around the Sun. ... all the time, 
would the Sun also be going in a circular path centered on Polaris? ... (also 
known as Ursa Major, the great bear) in the tail and body of the bear,... [DOC] [TLE] What are heavenly bodies in astronomy? | Reference.com [PAR] Heavenly bodies in astronomy are natural bodies visible in the sky. These are 
also known as celestial bodies. ... What makes the North Star Polaris special? [DOC] [TLE] Precession: The Earth as a Top - Uvic [PAR] The moon and the planets also move from one grouping to to another but on a ... 
and also the observations that the motions of the heavenly bodies were .... at a 
star called Polaris in the constellation Little Dipper, the star often referred to as 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Celestial Sphere: The Apparent Motions of the Sun, Moon, Planets ... [PAR] ... as "counter-intuitive" to the apparent motions of celestial bodies across the sky. 
... Latitudesalso known as parallelsmark and measure distance north or ... In 
the Northern Hemisphere, the star Polaris is currently within approximately one... [DOC] [TLE] Class #4 - NMSU Astronomy [PAR] These are the only two angles you need to know to point to a specific object in 
the sky. ... If they traveled north, the north star (Polaris) would be higher in the sky 
(its ... The Sun revolved around the Earth once per day, but also slowly moved 
with ... The natural motions of heavenly bodies and their spheres was perfectly... [DOC] [TLE] Astronomy of the Mayans - StarTeach Astronomy Education [PAR] The sun, also known as Ilhuicatl Tonatiuh, occupies the fourth layer, while Venus, 
... and time were co-terminous, in which the heavenly bodies moved in fixed 
layers, ... rather than Polaris, around which the rest of the sky seemingly revolves. [DOC] [TLE] Nature of the Universe-Chapter Two [PAR] In this chapter, we will discuss the apparent motion of the heavenly bodies. ... 
Moon, planets and most of the stars, also rises from the east and sets in the west. 
... One of the circumpolar star, called Polaris, is special because it is very near the
... [DOC] [TLE] Ursa Minor Constellation on Top Astronomer [PAR] Polaris, also known as the Pole Star or North Star, is a yellow supergiant with a ... 
star in the constellation, is also known as Kochab ("heavenly body" or "star"). [DOC] [TLE] POLARIS  Heaven on Earth [PAR] Because of its guiding role Polaris itself was also known as the Shipstar and ... 
the etheric body and to integrate it into what is already known and understood. [DOC] [TLE] How can we say that the pole star is fixed just because it is ... - Quora [PAR] Mar 30, 2015 ... Okay, first of all, the Pole Star (or Polaris) is not in orbit around the Sun (like the 
Earth ... One knows that the Earth's axis of rotation (about itself) is tilted at an 
angle ... The rotation of the earth causes all

Question: This heavenly body is also known as Polaris
Answer: the North Star