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In the northern hemisphere it is above the horizon or we wouldn't see it.
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How far is the big dipper?
The Big Dipper (and other constellations) are made up of stars that are difference distances from Earth. Every star that makes up the Dipper is a different distance. It only looks like the big dipper from where we are.
Can the big dipper move?
The Big Dipper is made up of several stars, and these, of course, can and do move.
What are the three major stars that make up Big Dipper?
The Big Dipper is made up of 7 major stars.
What make up the big dipper?
There are seven stars that make up the Big Dipper. They are Alkaid, Mizar-Alcor and Alioth which make up the handle, and Phecda and Megrez which make up the back of the dipper. Merak and Dubhe complete the front end of the dipper.
What stars make up the big dipper?
There are seven stars that make up the Big Dipper. They are Alkaid, Mizar-Alcor and Alioth which make up the handle, and Phecda and Megrez which make up the back of the dipper. Merak and Dubhe complete the front end of the dipper.
Wear did the big dipper get its name?
It looks like a big spoon or ladle for picking up soup or water: like a big dipper.
How many constellations make up the big dipper?
One constellation holds the Big Dipper, and that constellation is Ursa Major. The Big Dipper is located at the end of the body and the tail of the Great Bear constellation. The Big Dipper is considered a minor asterism within the constellation of Ursa Major, and the stars that make up the Big Dipper are Alkaid (at the end of the handle), Mizar, Alioth, and Megrez (making up the rest of the handle), and Megrez (same star), Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda making up the "dipper" part of the constellation.
What is the life expectancy of the big and little dipper?
The big and the little dipper are each made up of many stars; each has a different life expentancy.The big and the little dipper are each made up of many stars; each has a different life expentancy.The big and the little dipper are each made up of many stars; each has a different life expentancy.The big and the little dipper are each made up of many stars; each has a different life expentancy.
When did the Kiowas get friends in the sky in the form of the Big Dipper?
C. When girls were escaping from a bear, lifted up into the sky, and turned into stars (the Big Dipper)
What are the names of the stars that make up the Libra?
the big dipper
How many stars make up the constellation called the Big Dipper?
There are stars that make up the Big Dipper, an asterism which is part of the constellation Ursa Major.Names are in order from the bowl to the handle:DubheMerakPhecdaMegrezAliothMizarAlkaidNuketon
What constellation does the big and little dipper make up?
Different ones - The Big Dipper is part of the constellation, Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The Little Dipper is part of the constellation, Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.
