This paper introduces the precession of the equinoxes in an elementary way and presents a formula for calculating the angle between the star Polaris and the Celestial North Pole over the years.

The firmament of Odysseus: musings on the precession of equinoxes

Gaetano Zampieri
2024-01-01

Abstract

This paper introduces the precession of the equinoxes in an elementary way and presents a formula for calculating the angle between the star Polaris and the Celestial North Pole over the years.
2024
precession of the equinoxes
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