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It showed them where te north star is
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Why was the big dipper a good guide for the African American slaves?
Regardless of the season or the time of night, the "drinkin' gourd" always appears in the northern sky, which was the direction in which freedom lay for most of the fugitive slaves.
What is a good sentence for constellation?
The Big Dipper is the most recognizable constellation in the night sky.
How long does it take for light from big dipper stars to reach earth?
That's good question of which I do not know the answer to. Go ask a scientist.
Are the stars in the little dipper look equally bright?
Good question. No they don't actually - Polaris (end of handle and North Star) and Kochab (tip of the bowl) are the brightest stars. All the others are significantly dimmer, unlike the Big Dipper, whose seven stars all have similar magnitudes.
Why cant a person see the big dipper in Australia?
Because Australia is at the bottom half of Earth. You'd need an impossibly good microscope to be able to see it from there! +++ A microscope? Periscope perhaps! :-)
Why is the big dipper served as a good guide?
The big dipper was served as a good guide for for the African American slaves because one of the stars from the constellation is the North Star.
Why the big dipper served as a good guide?
The big dipper was served as a good guide for for the African American slaves because one of the stars from the constellation is the North Star.
Why was the big dipper a good guide for slaves who were trying to run away to the north during the civil war?
Because the tip of the Big Dipper is the North Star, and they use that as their compass.
Why was the big dipper a good guide for the African American slaves?
Regardless of the season or the time of night, the "drinkin' gourd" always appears in the northern sky, which was the direction in which freedom lay for most of the fugitive slaves.
Why did the big dipper serve as a good guide?
It is a good guide because part of the Big Dipper is THE NORTH STAR! The North Star helped slaves from the South (for example.) escape to the North. There are many other times when the star helped people. I hope I helped!
What distortion does Nergal use for his voice in Behemoth and for Slaves Shall Serve?
None - it is just good layering in the intro of slaves shall serve; I can assure you being vocalist myself - good metal vocalists do not use any distorion except their natural vocal distortion neither does Nergal as he's one of them.
Is the dipper star good luck or bad luck?
Good luck
Why is the Big Dipper good?
Good? It's not good - it's not bad either. It just IS .
Was it good to have slaves?
No it is not good to have slaves because not everyone likes been slaves
Who invented scrum caps?
this man called chiken dipper he did a good one
Why did the Native Americans not make good slaves?
Native Americans were tougher to enslave as many more committed suicide rather than serve under a white master
What is a good sentence for constellation?
The Big Dipper is the most recognizable constellation in the night sky.
