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Who is the woman who became the Great Bear?
Calisto is the woman who became known as the Great Bear. The Great Bear is also known as the constellation Ursa Major.
Which constellation is also called the Great Bear?
The Great Bear is more correctly known by its Latin name, 'Ursa Major'.
What are the names of the two bear constellations?
URSA MAJOR (Great Bear) and URSA MINOR (Lesser Bear) are northern hemisphere constellations. The seven brightest stars of Ursa Major form the "asterism" (star formation) known as the "Big Dipper" (the Plough).
How many stars are in the Great Bear?
9 stars are there in the constellation the great bear.
How did the Great Bear get its name?
The Great Bear constellation got its name from Greek mythology, where it was associated with the nymph Callisto who was turned into a bear by Zeus. In Latin, the constellation is also known as Ursa Major, which means "Greater Bear" in English.
What is the name of the bear in the sky?
Ursa Major or big dipper (Great Bear) and Ursa Minor or little dipper (Little Bear)
What is a great bear?
A well-known native American axiom has it that "If a tree falls in the forest, the hawk will see it and the deer will hear it; but the bear... the bear will smell it."
The constellation ursa major is popularly known as what?
The Big Dipper or The Great Bear.
What animal is the emblem of Canada's sovereignty?
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A northern circumpolar constellation the great bear?
That would be Ursa Major, which is also known as the Great Bear. It is a well-known constellation in the northern sky and contains the well-known asterism known as the Big Dipper. Ursa Major is visible throughout the year from most northern hemispheres.
What type of thing is the great bear?
It's a constellation, also known as Ursa Major.
How many stars in Great Bear?
The Great Bear constellation, also known as Ursa Major, contains seven main stars that form the shape of a dipper or ladle. These stars are Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Phecda, Dubhe, and Merak.
