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A hiker finds the star that shifts least as the northern sky turns. That star is:

AAntares
BAldebar
CAlphard
DPolaris
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Polaris
1. One star sits almost exactly at the north celestial pole. 2. It therefore barely moves through the night. 3. That star is Polaris. _Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 2, Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy._
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