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One reportedly coded Underground Railroad song is "Follow the Drinkin' Gourd". [1] The song's title is said to refer to the star formation (an asterism) known in America as the Big Dipper and in Europe as The Plough. The pointer stars of the Big Dipper align with the North Star. In this song the repeated line "Follow the Drinkin' Gourd" is thus ...
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.
Ursa Minor (Latin for 'Lesser Bear', contrasting with Ursa Major), also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation located in the far northern sky.As with the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, hence the North American name, Little Dipper: seven stars with four in its bowl like its partner the Big Dipper.
Little Baby Bum (also known as LBB and LittleBabyBum) is a British children's CGI-animated web series created in 2011 by Cannis Holder and her husband, Derek Holder. [2] The show revolves around Mia, a young girl, her family, peers and a group of anthropomorphic characters.
Craps is the second studio album by the Boston band Big Dipper. [1] [2] It was released in 1988 on Homestead Records. [3] [4] The band supported the album with an East Coast tour. [5] The band considered it to be a pop album. [6] Craps was remastered and re-released in 2008 as part of Merge Records' Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology set ...
Comet E3 will be found between the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper in the final nights of January leading up to its closest encounter with the Earth on Feb. 1. It will appear stationary in the ...
It is known for managing popular YouTube channels Cocomelon and Little Baby Bum, as well as series such as Mia's Magic Playground, Blippi, and My Magic Pet Morphle. Moonbug’s programming spans animation, live-action, and puppet shows and is available on over 100 platforms in 26 languages. [8] [9]
Kochab / ˈ k oʊ k æ b /, Bayer designation Beta Ursae Minoris (β Ursae Minoris, abbreviated β UMi, Beta UMi), [10] [11] is the brightest star in the bowl of the Little Dipper asterism (which is part of the constellation of Ursa Minor), and only slightly fainter than Polaris, the northern pole star and brightest star in Ursa Minor.