Little Dipper
Ursa Minor's ladle
The Little Dipper is a pattern of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Minor, shaped like a ladle or cup with a curved handle.
Polaris, the North Star, sits at the tip of its handle, making the Little Dipper useful for navigation.
It appears to rotate around Polaris throughout the night.
Can you find the Little Dipper tonight?
Celestial north marker
- bowlConcave food container
- handlePart for gripping
- circumpolarAround the pole
- stargazingObserving celestial bodies
celestial · stars · constellation · magnitude · skywatching · telescope · observatory · astronomer
Polaris
Celestial north marker
- bowlConcave food container
- handlePart for gripping
- circumpolarAround the pole
stargazing · celestial · stars · constellation · magnitude · skywatching · telescope · observatory · astronomer · astrophotography
Polaris
Celestial north marker
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
bearing · sextant · mariner · sailor · explorer · voyage · course · sea · ocean · navigator
- AsterismsSouthern Cross, Orion's Belt, Keystone, Sickle
- night skystars, moon, constellations, shooting stars, constellation
- celestialsun, moon, stars, planet, planets
- Star Patternsconstellation, asterism, Orion, Southern Cross, Pleiades
- Celestial Objectsstars, planets, moons, comets, galaxies
- starsstars, Sirius, Polaris, sol, sun
Little DipperBig Dipper
Seven-star northern asterism
Southern Cross · Crux · Orion
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