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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.

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