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It looks like an old fashioned plough with a bent handle. Some people say it looks like a pan with a bent handle. To the naked eye, there are seven stars; four of them form the trapezium-shaped plough blade, and one star in the corner joins three others to form the bent handle, which curves smoothly in a clockwise direction, ending with Polaris, the pole star, which is the brightest star in the constellation.
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Why was ursa major the constellation given this name?
Ursa Major means "great bear", and the constellation was thought to look like a bear.
How old is ursa major?
Ursa Major means "Big Bear" Ursa means Bear, and Major means large. Ursa Minor means Ursa as in Bear and minor as in small. These names either came from the Greeks. In the U.S.A., Ursa Minor and Ursa Major are Little Dipper and Big Dipper.The Greeks looked at the two and said, "Those stars look like a little bear and a big bear" That's how Ursa Major and Ursa Minor got there name. Now, people in the U.S.A. thought that the Ursa Major and Ursa Minor looked like dippers. Scientists call them Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, I personally call them Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, but some children and adults call them Little Dipper and Big Dipper and that's how they got there name.Who discovered the Ursa Major?AnswerThe Ursa Major was known to astronomers before the medieval period,therefore the exact person is unknown.This is known as the ancient Indians called it "The Saptarishi"(Seven Saints,namely Kritu,Pulah,Pulatsya,Atri,Angira,Vashishtha,and Mareech)and believed that the sages had been grouped together.
Is Orion is different from Ursa Major and Ursa Minor and how?
They are 3 different constellations. So they look different, have different stars, are in different parts of the sky, are seen at different times. There are many other differences too.
What does the constellation of capricornus look like?
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Why was ursa major the constellation given this name?
Ursa Major means "great bear", and the constellation was thought to look like a bear.
Where is the star yildon located?
I think you mean Yildun (otherwise known as Delta Ursae Minoris)? Look for the star next to Polaris in the constellation of Ursa Minor (Little Bear).ursa-minor
When can you see the constellation Ursa Major?
you go outside at nite and look up at the stars.
Where did the name Ursa Major?
Ursa Major is latin for great bear, which is often what the constellation is called. Ancient people saw various constellations representing shapes of animals or people or other things. Ursa Major was seen to look like a bear, and that is where the name originates.
How old is ursa major?
Ursa Major means "Big Bear" Ursa means Bear, and Major means large. Ursa Minor means Ursa as in Bear and minor as in small. These names either came from the Greeks. In the U.S.A., Ursa Minor and Ursa Major are Little Dipper and Big Dipper.The Greeks looked at the two and said, "Those stars look like a little bear and a big bear" That's how Ursa Major and Ursa Minor got there name. Now, people in the U.S.A. thought that the Ursa Major and Ursa Minor looked like dippers. Scientists call them Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, I personally call them Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, but some children and adults call them Little Dipper and Big Dipper and that's how they got there name.Who discovered the Ursa Major?AnswerThe Ursa Major was known to astronomers before the medieval period,therefore the exact person is unknown.This is known as the ancient Indians called it "The Saptarishi"(Seven Saints,namely Kritu,Pulah,Pulatsya,Atri,Angira,Vashishtha,and Mareech)and believed that the sages had been grouped together.
What would Ursa Major look like from the far side of the galaxy?
ursa major would look like an ocean
Who discovered ursa major the constellation and when?
You don't "discover" a constellation, for the same reason that you don't discover the Sun or the Moon. The stars that make up the constellation are there to see; at some moment, somebody - the ancient Greeks in the case of the "classical" constellations, including Ursa Major - somebody, then, decided that a certain group of stars look this this or that, and gave it a name.
Who discovered the Ursa Major and when?
You don't "discover" a constellation, for the same reason that you don't discover the Sun or the Moon. The stars that make up the constellation are there to see; at some moment, somebody - the ancient Greeks in the case of the "classical" constellations, including Ursa Major - somebody, then, decided that a certain group of stars look this this or that, and gave it a name.
Is Orion is different from Ursa Major and Ursa Minor and how?
They are 3 different constellations. So they look different, have different stars, are in different parts of the sky, are seen at different times. There are many other differences too.
What does the constellation of capricornus look like?
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What does the constellation cancer look like?
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What does a constellation look like?
Like a group of scattered stars.
