AbstractRule11A.Polaris, the North or Pole Star, may be taken as coincident with the north celestial pole and as indicating true north with an error never exceeding 2°except in polar latitudes. It can be seen, in favourable circumstances, down to 15°or even 10°North. The two stars in the Great Bear, known as the pointers, are too well known to need further description. It is worth memorising that the Pole lies at a distance from the most northerly of the two pointers equal to about 5 times the distance between them. This may be useful in low latitudes or when there are patches of slow-moving cloud about.