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[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 66 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They probably died off because they couldn’t use Polaris for navigation!

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Polaris goes in and out of North Star status on the 26,000 year precession cycle. So for the duration of humanity (let's say 100,000 years), there have been decent chunks of time where it's not in use.

[–] sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You gotta rest up man, that's a pretty big job for one star

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Can you imagine having to give directions to a bunch of illiterate primates? Ugg. I’d have quite after the first thousand years.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

They trade off. There are other stars that make for good pole star candidates