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How can I find upper culmination for polaris?

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Answer:

Polaris is at its upper culmination once every 23^hours 56^minutes 4^seconds. (rounded)
It happens when the local celestial meridian is equal to Polaris' right ascension, and
that's a different time every day of the year.

Probably your best source would be the staff of a local planetarium, or a local
astronomy club in your town. Phone them up, be nice about it, give them a few
dates that you're interested in, and they'll be happy to look up the times of
Polaris' upper culmination on those days for you.

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