Calling all Astronomers and Eagle Scouts

I was out in the desert last week and did a time exposure of the night sky. I was trying to get the sky revolving around the north star.

From the results, it appears that the north star is *not really* in the northern part of the sky. It appears to be farther over in the western part of the sky, about 20-30 degrees or so off from the sunset.

Does anyone have any suggestions on finding it? There's no moon in a few days, and I want to give it another try.

I'm in the San Diego area: Latitude and Longitude roughly 32° 44' N and 117° 10' W

Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! -GB