How was big dipper made?

Answer 1

The big dipper is shaped like a pan, which in the past was called a dipper. Dippers were used to scoop up water. It gets the big part from being bigger than the little dipper, another constellation.

Answer 2

The Big Dipper is a Constellation also so known as Ursa Major or the Plough, it has a Twin known as Ursa Minor, the Little Dipper. Both look very similar a box of 4 stars and about 3 stars trailing off that look like a handle to an old fashioned plough.

Answer 3

The big dipper was named the big dipper because it resembles a ladle that when Harriet Tubman lead the slaves to freedom she used the big dipper to guide her and during that time at a party people would drink from the ladle.

Answer 4

The big dipper also known as the Plough, Charles' Wain or Großer Wagen is an asterism, part of the formal constelation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. It consists of 7 stars.

Named from the bowl to the handle. (See related links)

Dubhe - (Alpha Ursae Majoris - 124 ly.

Merek - (Beta Ursae Majoris - 79 ly.

Phecda - (Gamma Ursae Majoris) - 84 ly.

Megrez - (Delta Ursae Majoris) - 81 ly.

Alioth - (Epsilon Ursae Majoris) - 81 ly.

Mizar - (Zeta Ursae Majoris) - 78 ly.

Alkaid (Eta Ursae Majoris) - 101 ly.

Answer 5

The Big Dipper - or other constellations or parts of them - are simply stars that happen to be in a certain direction.

The Big Dipper - or other constellations or parts of them - are simply stars that happen to be in a certain direction.

The Big Dipper - or other constellations or parts of them - are simply stars that happen to be in a certain direction.

The Big Dipper - or other constellations or parts of them - are simply stars that happen to be in a certain direction.

Answer 6

The big dipper doesn't move, our earth does. The big dipper remains in a fixed point in space, but because our earth spins and revolves and moves around the sun, it seems like it is moving, when the earth itself is moving.

Answer 7

The Big Dipper is part of a constellation named Ursa Major. So the Big Dipper is not a constellation even though people think it is. It is actually called an asterism. yes the big dipper is an constellation ----- This consellation also known as The Plough, which is what it looks like from certain viewpoints on Earth. A constellation - A group of stars that forms a distinct pattern and has a name linked to its shape often derived from Greek mythology. 88 constellations are known and the groupings are historical rather than scientific.

Answer 8

The "Big Dipper" is one of the names used for the constellation Ursa Major. Another is the Plough. A constellation is just a pattern of stars as we see them from the Earth. The stars in any constellation usually have no real connection to each other. They are all vastly different distances from us. Ancient people looked at the sky and noticed patterns in the sky which we now know as the various constellations. That is one way of looking at how Ursa Major was made. There is another way.

As a constellation is stars, you could ask how are stars formed? The way stars are formed is quite a complex operation, but in simple terms it is various gases combining, mainly hydrogen and helium. A process called nuclear fusion then takes place, with hydrogen converting into helium.

Answer 9

The big dipper was originally named Ursa Major, the "Great Bear." This constellation points to the North Star. The constelation has a sister named Ursa Minor, the "Little Bear." In the pre-bellum South (America) slaves would travel North, aided by the guidance of the North Star. They would "follow the drinking gourd" toward their freedom. A drinking gourd is a bowl at the end of a spoon out of which one drinks. These gourds are referred to as dippers. Henca, Ursa Major is referred to as the Big Dipper.

Answer 10

The little girl went to fetch water for her sick mother. She filled up her dipper with water and walked home. First she gave water to the thirsty dog and the dipper filled up and turned to silver. Then she unselfishly helped the old lady who was in need of a drink too, the dipper turned to gold. The dipper filled up again and she gave her mother the much needed water. Before she could take a drink a stranger knocked at the door and asked for the final sip of water. The little girl obliged and gave him the last of the water and the dipper turned to pure diamond. The stranger emptied the dipper to the floor and where the water sank to the ground and fountain bubbled up forever. The stranger seemed to vanish into the sky and also the magic dipper which shines bright for all and to remember to always try to be unselfish and help those in need.