Facing the North Star, what is the direction in front of you?

North is in front of Polaris, south is behind it, west is on the right and east is on the left. Polaris, also known as Beichen and Zixing, refers to the star closest to the North Celestial Pole. At present, it refers to "Gou Chen Yi".

Polaris is located at the northern end of the earth's axis, which is five times as long as the extension line connecting Tian Xuan and Shu Tian in the Big Dipper. Because the earth rotates and Polaris is on the axis of celestial rotation, it is still relative to other stars. Polaris is about 445.3 light years away from the earth and has a diameter of about 52 million kilometers.

If you get lost in the wild, you can use Polaris to determine your direction. To find the North Star, we must first find Ursa major, which we call the Big Dipper. Constellation consists of seven stars, and it starts like a spoon. Polaris refers to the star closest to the north celestial pole. Its position is almost unchanged, but the star changes periodically. Today's Polaris is a bright star named Gou Chenyi, and its western name is Senaku.