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[[File:Night sky with Ursa Minor (Legend of the Sea Devils).jpg|thumb|[[Ursa Minor]] featured '''Polaris''', and could be seen in the night [[sky]]. ([[TV]]: [[Legend of the Sea Devils (TV story)|Legend of the Sea Devils]])]] | [[File:Night sky with Ursa Minor (Legend of the Sea Devils).jpg|thumb|[[Ursa Minor]] featured '''Polaris''', and could be seen in the night [[sky]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Legend of the Sea Devils (TV story)|Legend of the Sea Devils]]'')]] | ||
'''Polaris''' (also known as the '''pole star''' or the '''North Star''') was a [[star]] visible from [[Earth]] in the [[constellation]] of [[Ursa Minor]]. [[Ian Chesterton]] once was showed it to [[Vicki Pallister]] in [[64]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'' | '''Polaris''' (also known as the '''pole star''' or the '''North Star''') was a [[star]] visible from [[Earth]] in the [[constellation]] of [[Ursa Minor]]. [[Ian Chesterton]] once was showed it to [[Vicki Pallister]] in [[64]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') and again to [[Barbara Wright]] shortly after leaving that year. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'') | ||
In [[1699]], Captain [[Henry Avery]] explained to the [[Eleventh Doctor]] that he used the North Star to navigate his ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot]]'') | In [[1699]], Captain [[Henry Avery]] explained to the [[Eleventh Doctor]] that he used the North Star to navigate his ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of the Black Spot]]'') | ||
In [[1807]], since her [[compass]] wasn't working, [[Madam Ching]] used the star to navigate. ([[TV]]: ''[[Legend of the Sea Devils (TV story)|Legend of the Sea Devils]]'') | |||
[[Category:Stars from the real world]] | [[Category:Stars from the real world]] | ||
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Polaris (also known as the pole star or the North Star) was a star visible from Earth in the constellation of Ursa Minor. Ian Chesterton once was showed it to Vicki Pallister in 64 (PROSE: Byzantium!) and again to Barbara Wright shortly after leaving that year. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger)
In 1699, Captain Henry Avery explained to the Eleventh Doctor that he used the North Star to navigate his ship. (TV: The Curse of the Black Spot)
In 1807, since her compass wasn't working, Madam Ching used the star to navigate. (TV: Legend of the Sea Devils)
