Re: Observing for your self
That only works if you start from the assumption that Polaris is essentially infinitely far away. If instead you assume it's a bright dot a mere few thousand or million kilometers directly over the north pole, of course its angle relative to you will change as you travel away from the pole.
Note: not a flat-earther. This is just an example of how you can wrestle with evidence until it matches your assumptions.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
