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Mark Fisher
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Guardians of the Pole
A name given the two far northern
stars
Kochab
and
Pherkad
in the
constellation
of
Ursa Minor
. From northern latitudes, the Guardians never set, but circle the
Pole Star
Polaris
once each day.
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Ursa Minor