I keep getting lost at sea.  It’s getting ridiculous. I always forget how to find the North Star.  The North Star, or Polaris, is a very useful navigation tool.  You can use it to find your direction, and even determine your latitude based on Polaris’s angle of elevation relative to the horizon.  The star can be found easily, as it’s the last star on the handle of the Little Dipper.  You can also find it by following the line created by the 2 stars on the Big Dipper that are farthest from the handle.  The North Star is only visible in the Northern Hemisphere, so if you’re lost in the Southern Hemisphere you’ll probably just die.

Good luck!  And hopefully my stranded readers are in the Northern Hemisphere!

This is the crappiest picture I could find!  Enjoy!