If this very basic measurement of Polaris's distance were to remain in dispute, it would arguably cast doubt on the cosmological distance scale as a whole, and cause astronomers to wonder about the reliability of distance measurements for much of Hipparcos's 120,000 star catalogue.
Sponsored Topics. Sturgis, is a city in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,994 at the 2010 census. The city is located at the northeast corner of Sturgis Township and at the intersection of US 12 and M-66. Sturgis has been assigned a ZIP code of 49091.
STURGIS, S.D. â Sturgis Police Chief Jim Bush said Monday in his 38 years on the police force he's never seen such large crowds at the town's annual motorcycle rally. The traffic is the worst I've seen in my whole career, said Bush, who has been chief the past 25 years.