How will you locate the north star with the help of the Great Bear?

Answer 1

One way to find Polaris, the North Star, is to look for the "Big Dipper" and then look at the two stars forming the edge of the "bowl" on the dipper opposite the handle (these are Merak and Dubhe). Look straight along the line formed by the two stars "up" from the dipper about twice the distance that separates the two stars and you should see it. It will generally be in a northern part of the sky. The North Star is also the only one that doesn't move through the night. All other stars will appear to rotate around it.

Another way is to locate the Little Dipper (Ursa Minor) and Polaris will be the star at the end of the handle.

Answer 2

little dipper

1. Locate the Big Dipper in the northern sky. Finding the Big Dipper is easy because of its large size and distinct shape.
2. locate the two stars that form the outer edge of the Big Dipper.
3. make an imaginary line through the two stars of the dipper edge and toward the Little Dipper. The line will point very close to the handle of the Little Dipper.
4. The brightest star in the Little Dipper at the end of the handle is the North Star.

Answer 3

Easy. The north star does not move and is always due north from whereever you are. The trick is to work out which star is the North Star. First find the Big Dipper (or Plough as it called in the UK). Two of its stars point to the North Star.

Answer 4

since ancient times, navigation has depended on the north star. it is the reference point. knowledge of the stars and constellations can reveal location. using an accurate clock and knowing your speed can guide you accurately anywhere on earth. the device used to navigate by stars is called a sextant.

Answer 5

The north star can be located first by locating the "big dipper". Then draw an imaginary line passing through the two stars that form the outer edge of the big dippers cup. Follow this line to the "little dipper" (I believe, depending on the season, this line may either intersect the handle of the little dipper or near to the handles tip). Once you locate the little dipper the north star is both the tip of the handle and the brightest star in the little dipper. It should be noted that the north star can only be viewed from the northern hemisphere and that it is NOT the brightest star in the northern sky, as commonly claimed.

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Answer 6

Find the Big Dipper/Saucepan/Ursa Major - it's viewable to the North [See related link for a star map] and follow the edge of the "pan" - the two stars (Merak and Dubhe) away from the handle, and measure those stars about five times upwards. They will take you to the North Star (Polaris)

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Answer 7

There is an asterism, a smaller part of the Great Bear, called the "big dipper". (In the UK, I understand that it is called "the Plough", and during Shakespeare's time it was called "Charles' Wain".)

Follow the two stars at the lip of the dipper; they are Merak and Dubhe. Follow the line between them for seven times their separation in the sky. There is a small dim-mish star there, which is still brighter than the other stars around it. This is Polaris, the north star.

Answer 8

Locate the Big Dipper and follow the line formed by the last two stars (opposite end from the "handle") to the bright star to which they lead. This star is Polaris, or the North Star, and also indicates which direction is north.

Answer 9

The North Star, a.k.a. Polaris, is often used for this purpose.

Answer 10

its in the north and it really bright