"The 26,000-year cycle of precession as seen from near the Earth. The current north pole star is Polaris (top). In about 8,000 years it will be the bright star Deneb (left), and in about 12,000 years, Vega (left center). The Earth's rotation is not depicted to scale – in this span of time, it should rotate over 9 million times. Mona Evans, ""Ecliptic and Equinoxes"" http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art20530.asp"
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