When people saw something in the sky that looked like a bear.
when was the big dipper named
No, the big dipper is the other name for ursa major
The big dipper was discovered thousands of years ago and the name of the person who discovered it was not recorded.
no the big dipper is another name for ursa major
because when he looked at the sky he saw the stars he connected the stars and he connected one and he called it big dipper because he was the first one to discover the big dipper.
when was the big dipper named
A big dipper is an alternative name for a roller coaster.
Because it looks like a big dipper! :)
Photinus pyralis is the common name for the big dipper firefly.
No, the big dipper is the other name for ursa major
the big dipper is ursa major and i believe that would make the little dipper ursa minor
The big dipper was discovered thousands of years ago and the name of the person who discovered it was not recorded.
no the big dipper is another name for ursa major
because when he looked at the sky he saw the stars he connected the stars and he connected one and he called it big dipper because he was the first one to discover the big dipper.
The Big Dipper is not a constellation. It's an asterism (part of a constellation), and it's BIG ! (hence the name).
Ursa Major
the formation of stars, through the gathering of certain gases. the stars in the big dipper arrangement just happen to look like a big dipper, hence its name