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The Compass (Sometimes... Kinda) Points North

The Compass (Sometimes... Kinda) Points North

FromEVSN: Escape Velocity Space News


The Compass (Sometimes... Kinda) Points North

FromEVSN: Escape Velocity Space News

ratings:
Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Jan 24, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

If you take a compass and follow its pointy little needle, you will end up in Northern Canada but not at the North Pole. If you have a boat, you'll end up on Ellesmere Island wondering where Santa is hiding. The fact that the rotational north pole of the Earth and the magnetic pole of the Earth don’t align means that if you want to actually get to the Earth’s rotational North Pole - the one the pole sticks out of on your globe - you have to look up corrections online and veer a little bit in whatever direction the correction happens to be at the moment. And if you are catching this show sometime far, far in the future, then Ellesmere Island that is true in early 2024 is likely no longer true.
Released:
Jan 24, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (97)

Get your daily dose of all that's new in space and astronomy. The sky is not the limit, as we bring you a fast-paced roundup of launches, landings, and everyday discoveries. The Daily Space is brought to you by the team behind CosmoQuest at the Planetary Science Institute, and features hosts Dr. Pamela L. Gay, Beth Johnson, & Annie Wilson. Daily Space is supported through Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/CosmoQuestX.