It is the brightest star at the left of this well-composed starry mosaic spanning about 23 degrees across the northern sky asterism dubbed the Little Dipper.

它是这张精心构图的星图左侧最亮的恒星，横跨北部天空偏星约23度，被称为小北斗星。

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Sliding your cursor over the picture will locate Polaris and the NCP as well as other stars of the Little Dipper.

把鼠标在图片上划过（译注：参见原文地址），就会标识出北极星和 NCP，以及小熊座中的其他星星。

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