Riddles

[FayetheAspie]

@AuAL

That was fast.

 

[FayetheAspie]

@AuAL It is now yout turn. Do you plan to post a riddle of your own?

 

[AuAL]

I can show you the way,
But not by day.
One of my helpers is near to you,
But from too far north quite hard to view.
Over two countries you can hold me high,
Four plus one as I wheel in the sky.

 

[FayetheAspie]

Stars?

 

[AuAL]

Close… (Well, not stars, as they’re a long, long, way away, but the idea.)

 

[FayetheAspie]

The moon?

 

[1ForAll]

Satellites?

 

[AuAL]

Both getting colder. @FayetheAspie is closest so far.

 

[AuAL]

To use the moon might take all night.
With me the way is in plain sight.

 

[1ForAll]

Planisphere?

 

[AuAL]

Not an artificial object, but it is an artificial construct.

 

[AuAL]

@FayetheAspie, think more about your first guess.

 

[FayetheAspie]

The Big Dipper?

 

[AuAL]

No, but you’re on the right track.

 

[AuAL]

Hint: what is the Big Dipper?

 

[FayetheAspie]

A constellation

 

[AuAL]

Yes, and why is it useful for wayfaring?

 

[FayetheAspie]

Because the different ones show different directions (north, south,east west).

 

[1ForAll]

The North Star or Pole Star called Polaris, which is the bright star at the tip of the handle of Ursa Minor and located directly above the North Pole, can be used for navigation. The stars in this constellation can wheel around this more stationary star

 

[FayetheAspie]

Do either/both of us have the correct answer or should we keep guessing?