September 13: I Find Polaris and Lose the Little Dipper

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

​Dad called, so I talked to him and Mom. That was nice, but of course I thought of things to say afterwards instead of on the phone. 

I think tonight, for the first time, I found the North Star. I couldn’t find a useful star chart online, but I read several descriptions of how to find Polaris and looked at the diagrams. I think I finally did it!

I think I see Cassiopeia, too, but I’m not sure. I thought before that I had found the Little Dipper, but after finding the North Star, I found out I was wrong. I don’t know where Cassiopeia is supposed to be. I only have in the back of my mind that it looks a little like a “W.” Of course, when I finally get a star map, I may find it’s actually something else. Right  now, I just want to know what the fake Little Dipper is.