Getting Your Bearings - North of the Equator

Getting Your Bearings (north of the equator) In order to know where you are, The best way's to find the North Star. Two stars in Big Bear Are pointing to where Polaris in Small Bear shines far. Around the Pole star in his tail swings The 12 constellations in grand rings. This looking at bears (If anyone cares) Is why we say "getting our bearings". composed by: Izzy Cohen For a much more scientific explanation, see http://www.synapses.co.uk/astro/bearings.html