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  2. Ursa Major - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Polaris - Wikipedia

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    Twice in each sidereal day Polaris's azimuth is true north; the rest of the time it is displaced eastward or westward, and the bearing must be corrected using tables or a rule of thumb. The best approximation [33] is made using the leading edge of the "Big Dipper" asterism in the constellation Ursa Major.

  4. Big Dipper - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. List of stars in Ursa Major - Wikipedia

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  6. Asterism (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    The Engagement Ring in Ursa Minor has the north star Polaris as the diamond, at one end of a ring of much fainter stars about one degree across. [23] The Broken Engagement Ring in Ursa Major at 10:51 / +56°10' (preceding β Ursae Majoris, Merak). [24] The Christmas Tree shape of the Christmas Tree Cluster, in Monoceros. It is made up of about ...

  7. Pentagon awards rocket motor maker Ursa Major $12.5 million - AOL

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    U.S. rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major said on Tuesday it was awarded a $12.5 million contract to build out production and testing for new solid fuel rocket engines. The award, though small, is ...