Does the North Star ever move in the sky?

Does the North Star ever move in the sky?

View at EarthSky Community Photos. | The bright star in the center of this montage of time-exposure photos is Polaris, the North Star. Perhaps you’ve heard it stays still in the northern sky, while the other stars circle around it? That’s almost true, but not quite. Marcella Giulia Pace in Modica, Sicily, Italy, contributed this photo. She made a comparison of Polaris trails in late 2022 and throughout 2023. As you can see, Polaris does move in …