"Mark Forsthoefel" wrote in message
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Many folks use the stars of the Little Dipper (Ursa Minor) as a guide, as
the main stars range from mag1-mag5, with an additional mag 6 star between
the mag 4&5.
Mark

That's an old British tradition. It doesn't work so well in the United
States, where the Little Dipper isn't very high in the sky. At my site it's
useless because a town is directly to the north, and I'm only at latitude 34
north.