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The Great Bear or Ursa Major has Stars and is the 3rd biggest constelation as viewed from Earth. The constelation contains the most famous and recognisable of all the astersms in the sky the Big Dipper.

The Big Dipper

From the bowl to the handle.

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.

Other stars

Talitha (Iota Ursae Majoris) - 487 ly.

Tania Borealis (Lambda Ursae Majoris) - 134 ly.

Tania Australis (Mu Ursae Majoris) - 249 ly.

Alula Borealis (Nu Ursae Majoris) - 421 ly.

Alula Australis (Xi Ursae Majoris) - 27 ly.

Muscida (Omicron Ursae Majoris) - 81 ly.

Alcor (80 Ursae Majoris) - 81 ly.

Messier Objets

M40 - Winecke 4 - Double Star - 510 ly

M81 - Bode's Galaxy - Spiral Galaxy - 11.9 Mly. (million)

M82 - The Cigar Galaxy - Irregular Galaxy - 11.5 Mly.

M97 - The Owl Nebula - Planetary Nebular - 2.6 Kly. (thousand)

M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy - Spiral Galaxy - 27 Mly.

M108 - Spiral Galaxy - 46 Mly.

M109 - Spiral Galaxy - 46 Mly.

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The Great Bear or Ursa Major has Stars and is the 3rd biggest constelation as viewed from Earth. The constelation contains the most famous and recognisable of all the astersms in the sky the Big Dipper.

The Big Dipper

From the bowl to the handle.

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.

Other stars

Talitha (Iota Ursae Majoris) - 487 ly.

Tania Borealis (Lambda Ursae Majoris) - 134 ly.

Tania Australis (Mu Ursae Majoris) - 249 ly.

Alula Borealis (Nu Ursae Majoris) - 421 ly.

Alula Australis (Xi Ursae Majoris) - 27 ly.

Muscida (Omicron Ursae Majoris) - 81 ly.

Alcor (80 Ursae Majoris) - 81 ly.

Messier Objets

M40 - Winecke 4 - Double Star - 510 ly

M81 - Bode's Galaxy - Spiral Galaxy - 11.9 Mly. (million)

M82 - The Cigar Galaxy - Irregular Galaxy - 11.5 Mly.

M97 - The Owl Nebula - Planetary Nebular - 2.6 Kly. (thousand)

M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy - Spiral Galaxy - 27 Mly.

M108 - Spiral Galaxy - 46 Mly.

M109 - Spiral Galaxy - 46 Mly.

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Beta Ursae Majoris (Merak) is a star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

It is about twice the size of our Sun.

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Alpha Ursae Majoris is brighter. It has a magnitude of 1.81 whereas, Epsilon Ursae Majoris has a magnitude of 1.76.

The greek letter A (alpha) comes before the Greek letter E (epsilon) in the Greek alphabet. Astronomers named stars according to their brightness. Starting with 'A' (alpha) being the brightest and (Omega) being the dimmest.

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  • Alpha Ursae Majoris (Dubhe) and Beta Ursae Majoris (Merak), which point to Polaris. (Northern Hemisphere)
  • Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, which point to the Southern Cross. (Southern Hemisphere)
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Alioth or Epsilon Ursae Majoris

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