A simple query – could anyone tell me, or point me towards the relevant reference, to work out the exact current position ( RA & Dec) of Polaris?
I’ve been using RA 2hr 31.8 but then I suddenly realised this is based on Epoch 2000 so it’s changed a bit in 15 yr! ( in 1950 for instance it was 1 hr 48.8).
How does one find out?
(As you can guess, I’ve been trying accurately to orientate the polar axis of my scope – using N/S transit times of Polaris for the Alt/Az correction, and drift method for Dec. But like the stars I seem to be going round in circles!)
Thank you
Oliver