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Ursa Major, the great bear. Part of this constellation has a very prominent asterism

which people refer to as the "Plough" or the "Big Dipper", part of this asterism is what

is used to point to the pole star.

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So it's actually the pole star, in the asterism of the "Little Dipper", in the constellation

of Ursa Minor, that can help traveler find north pole without compass.

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