next to the small dipper
the north
The Big Dipper is the most recognizable constellation in the night sky.
The big dipper looks like a big spoon in the sky
in between the big dipper and the small dipper
The location of the Little Dipper changes from night to night (although circling around every once in a long while). In order to find it, one needs to look for Polaris, or the "North Star". Polaris is part of the Little Dipper. If you know where the Big Dipper is, you can find the Little Dipper near it.
the north
The big dipper is fairly low in the winter sky at night. It would be high in the sky in the daytime, but in the daytime you can't see the stars!
It represents the sky, the flag itself shows the big dipper and the north star in the night sky.
The Big Dipper is the most recognizable constellation in the night sky.
The big dipper looks like a big spoon in the sky
in between the big dipper and the small dipper
big dipper little dipper orion
If you have a reasonably clear view of the sky between the northwest and the northeast, then the Big Dipper can be seen at any time on any clear night from most of Indiana.
The location of the Little Dipper changes from night to night (although circling around every once in a long while). In order to find it, one needs to look for Polaris, or the "North Star". Polaris is part of the Little Dipper. If you know where the Big Dipper is, you can find the Little Dipper near it.
the north
It's in the north.
you look at the brightest star in the sky then you follow a chain of stars to the big dipper