The Big Bear constellation is Callisto. :D
The name of the big bear constellation in the Odyssey is Callisto. Hera, Zeus's wife, turned her into a brown bear. Callisto or the brown bear would always visit her son, Arcas. Arcas didn't know that the brown bear was his mother. He shoot his mother and Zeus had to punish him. He turned him into a cub and he killed him. That's how we got the Big Bear and Little Bear constellation in the sky today, based on mythology.
Another name for the Big Bear constellation is Ursa Major.
The Big Dipper is not a smaller constellation. The Big Dipper is a part of an even larger constellation. The Big Dipper is a part of the Constellation, Ursula Major or Big Bear. It is only part of the Bear. Likewise, the little dipper is part of a larger constellation, Ursula Minor or Little Bear.
Ursa is Latin for bear, and major means big. The Big Dipper is a part of this constellation. This constellation is shaped like a bear, and the hind part and tail form the Big Dipper.
The Big Bear constellation, Ursa Major, has seven main stars, while the Little Bear constellation, Ursa Minor, has five main stars. Therefore, the Big Bear has two more stars than the Little Bear.
The name of the big bear constellation in the Odyssey is Callisto. Hera, Zeus's wife, turned her into a brown bear. Callisto or the brown bear would always visit her son, Arcas. Arcas didn't know that the brown bear was his mother. He shoot his mother and Zeus had to punish him. He turned him into a cub and he killed him. That's how we got the Big Bear and Little Bear constellation in the sky today, based on mythology.
In the Odyssey, the Pleiads are a group of seven sisters who appear in the night sky. Boötes is a constellation mentioned in the Odyssey as guiding the sailors. The Bear is likely a reference to Ursa Major, another constellation used for navigation.
Another name for the Big Bear constellation is Ursa Major.
The Big Dipper is not a smaller constellation. The Big Dipper is a part of an even larger constellation. The Big Dipper is a part of the Constellation, Ursula Major or Big Bear. It is only part of the Bear. Likewise, the little dipper is part of a larger constellation, Ursula Minor or Little Bear.
Ursa is Latin for bear, and major means big. The Big Dipper is a part of this constellation. This constellation is shaped like a bear, and the hind part and tail form the Big Dipper.
There is no beer constellation there is however a Big Bear constellation that is officially called Ursa Major. Fun fact, the Big Dipper is part of Ursa Major.
The Big Bear constellation, Ursa Major, has seven main stars, while the Little Bear constellation, Ursa Minor, has five main stars. Therefore, the Big Bear has two more stars than the Little Bear.
Ursa Major, the Big Bear
The big dipper are the seven brightest of the formal constellation Ursa Major.
Ursa Major(Big Bear)
It's not. It's an "asterism" ... a conspicuous pattern that's a part of the larger constellation. The constellation it's part of is Ursa Major ... the big bear.
While generally thought of as one, the Big Dipper is NOT a constellation. It is an asterism - a group of stars that are part of a constellation. The Big Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Major (the great bear).