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noun - a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
URSA MAJOR - Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera.
URSA MAJOR - Ursa Major (; also known as the Great Bear) is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its...
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| To an astronomer UMa is an abbreviation for this constellation |
| Arcturus is known as the "bear watcher" because it follows this constellation around the north celestial pole |
| It's thought Egyptians used this Big Dipper constellation to set compass bearings of the pyramids |
| The Big Dipper is part of this constellation |
| A line drawn from Merak to Dubhe in this constellation points to Polaris, the North Star |
| The handle of the Big Dipper forms the tail of this constellation, the Great Bear |
| This constellation is known as the "Great Bear" |
| The star Arcturus is known as the "bear guard" because it guards this constellation |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a constellation on the monitor.) Look for the Big Dipper to find this third largest constellation: the handle forms its tail; other stars form its paws |
| Big bear |
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| Ursa Major (; also known as the Great Bear) is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) she-bear," referring to and contrasting it with nearby Ursa Minor, the lesser bear. In antiquity, it was one of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD. Today it is the third largest of the 88 modern constellations. * Ursa Major is primarily known from the asterism of its main seven stars, which has been called the "Big Dipper," "the Wagon," "Charles's Wain," or "the Plough," among other names. In particular, the Big Dipper's stellar configuration mimics the shape of the "Little Dipper." Its two brightest stars, named Dubhe and Merak (α Ursae Majoris and β Ursae Majoris), can be used as the navigational pointer towards the place of the current northern pole star, Polaris in Ursa Minor. * Ursa Major, along with asterisms that incorporate or comprise it, is significant to numerous world cultures, often as a symbol of the north. Its depiction on the flag of Alaska is a modern example of such symbolism. * Ursa Major is visible throughout the year from most of the northern hemisphere, and appears circumpolar above the mid-northern latitudes. From southern temperate latitudes, the main asterism is invisible, but the southern parts of the constellation can still be viewed. |