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The Big Dipper seen from Fujian. The constellation of Ursa Major (Latin: Greater Bear) has been seen as a bear, a wagon, or a ladle.The "bear" tradition is Indo-European (appearing in Greek, as well as in Vedic India), [7] but apparently the name "bear" has parallels in Siberian or North American traditions.
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Ursa Major and Polaris with names of bright stars in the Big Dipper The constellation Ursa Major as it can be seen by the unaided eye The outline of the seven bright stars of Ursa Major form the asterism known as the " Big Dipper " in the United States and Canada, while in the United Kingdom it is called the Plough [ 6 ] or (historically ...
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In traditional Hindu astronomy, the seven stars of the Big Dipper are identified with the names of Saptarshis The Saptarshi ( Sanskrit : सप्तर्षि , lit. 'Seven sages' IAST : Saptarṣi ) are the seven seers of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas , and other Hindu literature such as the Skanda Purana . [ 1 ]
Megrez / ˈ m iː ɡ r ɛ z /, also called Delta Ursae Majoris (δ Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Delta UMa, δ UMa), [9] [10] is a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major.With an apparent magnitude of +3.3, [2] it is the dimmest of the seven stars in the Big Dipper asterism.
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These circumpolar stars are now known as Kochab (Beta Ursae Minoris), in the bowl of Ursa Minor or, the Little Dipper, and Mizar (Zeta Ursae Majoris), in Ursa Major, at the middle of the handle of the Big Dipper. [4]