Ursa Minor

Dipper is located within Ursa Major. From Ursa Major, I was able to use Dubhe as a directional star to find the North Star. The Northern star is located on the North Poles meridian, directly above the North Pole. After I was able to find the North Star I could see the constellation Ursa Minor, also known as the Little Dipper. Unlike the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper is not a portion of the constellation of Ursa Minor, but actually the entire constellation. Ursa Major and Ursa Minor are always visible on

that of Ursa Major, Latin for "The Great She-Bear". I have chosen this mostly for sentimental reasons in that the asterism known as The Big Dipper (also known as "The Plough") can be found in it, and this asterism has always been a comfort to me in when searching the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere no matter where in that Hemisphere I may be. It was the first constellation I learned to find in the night sky as a child, and it is still the first I seek at night in present times. Ursa Major, as

Constellations Every clear, cloudless night, away from the bright town lights, the night sky treats us to a dazzling spectacle. Countless twinkling stars shine down from the heavens, sprinkled all around like fairy dust. It’s illustrated right above us much like Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. But just like the painting, the display is complex and difficult to understand. There are many different parts of the sky with many different topics to go over. One of those topics is the intricacy of constellations

the sun was in the sky at the exact time and place of a person's birth. Examples of well-known constellations are Bootes, Aquarius, and Ursa Major. These constellations

Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid) are the brightest part of the constellation they make whole, Ursa Major: The Great Bear. Although the constellation is certainly common enough to recognize, I hold a more personal attachment to it. I grew up nearby a convent which owned a crest marked with Ursa Major. The convent was a central root of the area, so the people often had the crest and familiar Ursa Major constellation everywhere. When I look into the night sky and see these familiar stars, they remind

Myth Comparison: The Big Dipper As young children, the Big Dipper, also known as Ursa Major, is often one of the first constellations that we are taught to identify. Many of us know that 'ursa' means bear, and some can even give little story, usually based on the local culture, as to why it is in the sky. What we fail to realize is that many cultures around the world all have very different myths about how the Ursa Major came to be. Of all of the myths I read surrounding the Big Dipper, my two favorites

geometry appeared. Thales was a teacher of Anaximander, who was a Greek scientist from Miletus. Thales was the founder of the Ionian school of philosophy also located in Miletus. Miletus was an ancient city of the Ionian Greeks in southwestern Asia Minor. Thales school of philosophy was not only the only school founded in Miletus, Many schools were founded in Miletus. All of the schools were a big attraction to scientist, philosophers, geographers and architects. Thales was known for the theoretical

Camelopardalis ,Cancer, Canes, Venatici, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Capricornus, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cetus, Coma, Berenices, Corona Borealis, Corvus, Crater, Cygnus, Delphinus, Draco, Equuleus, Eridanus, Gemini, Hercules, Hydra, Lacerta, Leo, Leo Minor, Lepus, Libra, Lynx, Lyra, Monoceros, Ophiuchus, Orion, Pegasus, Perseus, Pisces, Piscis, Austrinus, Sagitta, Sagittarius, Scorpius, Serpens, Sextans, Taurus, Triangulum ,Ursa Major ,Ursa Minor, Virgo and Vulpecula. John Flamsteed served 40 years as

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Constellations affect Society now and then? Sub Question 1:What are Constellations? •Dictionary.com/ http://www.dictionary.com/browse/constellation?s=t noun Astronomy. 1.any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion. 2.the section of the heavens occupied by such a group. Astrology. 1.the grouping or relative position of the stars as supposed to influence events, especially at a person's birth. •thefreedictionary.com www.thefreedictionary