http://www.aavso.org/observing/programs/pep/pepnewsletter/may1998/main.shtml Polaris - The Story Continues] Photoelectric Photometry Newsletter, American Association of Variable Star Observers, May 1998 Located on a hill, yet still relatively close to sea level at 730 feet altitude, and now surrounded by subdivisions, its optical astronomy ability has been reduced as compared to other remote observatory sites around the world.