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What is the Star Constellation Name for December?
great bear constellation
Constellation Bear in the air?
Ursa Major, the Great Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear ursa the star consellation
What star group can be used to find the pole star?
In the northern hemisphere the direction of the north pole is indicated by theposition of the Pole star. This can be found by following the pointers in the group of stars known as the Great Bear or PloughThe star group is known as the Great Bear or Plough
What is the importance of the Great Bear?
The constellation points to the pole star (Polaris).
Where does the word Arctic come from?
Through many languages, back to ancient Greek, where it meant "bear" as in the Great Bear star, which we now call the North Star.
What is the star pattern point pointing to the north star?
Two stars in the big dipper, part of the constellation called Ursa Major or the Great Bear.
Which constellation can help us to determine direction?
A few of them can but the most famous ones are Ursa Minor (the little bear) and Ursa Major (the great bear). Inside each bear is a "dipper" - the Little Dipper is in the little bear and the Big Dipper is in the great bear. The star at the end of the Little Dipper is Polaris - the North Star. Polaris is called the North Star because it's directly above Earth's north pole. By finding this star, travelers always were able to find north. A great way to find Polaris is by using the stars in the 'easy to spot' Big Dipper. If you draw an imaginary line from the two stars in the front of the pole, you will come to Polaris.
I drive the Great Bear with your staff Look for me in the summer sky Arcturus is your brightest star.?
The constellation Boötes .
Where and when can you see the constellation great bear?
The great bear or Ursa Major can be seen in the northern hemisphere on most dark and clear nights. In northern Europe it never sets and can be seen under the Pole Star in autumn and winter. Nearer the equator it can be seen better in the summer when it is above the Pole Star.
What animal is the emblem of Canada's sovereignty?
great bear great bear great bear
What kind of star is ursa major?
Ursa Major (Great bear) is a constellation, not a single star, consisting of 20 main stars and over a hundred minor stars.
What is the constellation that guides us to the pole star?
Ursa Major, which some people refer to as the great bear or the big dipper.
