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  2. 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.

  3. Ursa Major - Wikipedia

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    In European star charts, the constellation was visualized with the 'square' of the Big Dipper forming the bear's body and the chain of stars forming the Dipper's "handle" as a long tail. However, bears do not have long tails, and Jewish astronomers considered Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid instead to be three cubs following their mother, while the ...

  4. 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.

  5. Flag of Alaska - Wikipedia

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    The state flag of Alaska displays eight gold stars, forming the Big Dipper and Polaris, on a dark blue field. The Big Dipper is an asterism in the constellation Ursa Major, which symbolizes a bear, indigenous to Alaska. As depicted on the flag, its stars can be used as a guide by the novice to locate Polaris and determine true north.

  6. A once-in-a-lifetime star explosion to happen over SC skies ...

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    You can then pinpoint the reddish-colored Arcturus by following the handle of the Big Dipper constellation. You can also use an interactive star chart such as Stellarium to locate the constellation.

  7. Inuit astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Called "the first ones" because this pair of stars because they mark the beginning of winter. [1] Tukturjuit Caribou (pl.) Ursa Major: Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar-Alcor, and Alkaid: Made up of the same seven stars which are referred to collectively as the Big Dipper: Ullaktut The runners Orion's Belt: Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka

  8. Asterism (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    Constellations are based on asterisms, but unlike asterisms, constellations outline and today completely divide the sky and all its celestial objects into regions around their central asterisms. [1] [2] For example, the asterism known as the Big Dipper or the Plough comprises the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major.

  9. Merak (star) - Wikipedia

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    It is more familiar to northern hemisphere observers as one of the "pointer stars" in the Big Dipper, or the Plough (UK), which is a prominent asterism of seven stars that forms part of the larger constellation. Extending an imaginary straight line from this star through the nearby Alpha Ursae Majoris (Dubhe) extends to Polaris, the north star.