Errai
By McDonald Observatory
August 26, 2026
Polaris stands almost due north, so all the other stars in the northern hemisphere appear to wheel around it as Earth turns on its axis. But Polaris will slide away from that spot. About 1,200 years from now, it will be replaced by Errai, in Cepheus the king.
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