In the northan hemisphere.
Ursa Major IS a constellation.
Yes. Pole Star is located by Ursa Major. On a clear moonless sky during summer at 9.00 p.m. at the northern part of sky you can see Ursa Major. Imagine a straight line that passess through these stars and extend this line towards the northern side to a star that is not too bright. This is a Pole Star. This star does not move at all. Ursa Major moves east to west of this Pole Star.
No. Ursa Major is not on the ecliptic.
Richard. A. Proctor named Ursa Major in 1869.
Ursa Major does not have a surface. Ursa Major is a constellation. It is therefore a collection of stars. All of those stars would be very different.
No, it is in Ursa Minor.
No. Ursa Major is often used as a way to find it, as part of it points towards it, but it is not actually in Ursa Major. It is in fact in Ursa Minor.
Ursa Major IS a constellation.
YES. Ursa Major also contains the big dipper (which is not a constellation, it is an asterism) and the pointer stars are located in the handle of the big dipper.
Because it looks like a huge bear... Ursa Major=Great Bear
Ursa Major
Ursa Major
Yes. Pole Star is located by Ursa Major. On a clear moonless sky during summer at 9.00 p.m. at the northern part of sky you can see Ursa Major. Imagine a straight line that passess through these stars and extend this line towards the northern side to a star that is not too bright. This is a Pole Star. This star does not move at all. Ursa Major moves east to west of this Pole Star.
Tania Borealis is a star in the Ursa Major constellation. The star is also known as Lambda Ursae Majoris. It is located in the right paw of the Ursa Major.
No. Ursa Major is not on the ecliptic.
Ursa Major - album - was created in 2005.
Richard. A. Proctor named Ursa Major in 1869.