Ursa Major
Big Dipper's constellation
Ursa Major is a constellation in the northern sky, one of the largest and most recognizable.
Its name is Latin for "great bear." Seven of its brightest stars form the Big Dipper (or the Plough in British usage), a pattern used for navigation since ancient times.
Polaris can be found by following the two stars at the end of Ursa Major's bowl.
Seven-star northern asterism
- PloughUK name for asterism
- stargazingObserving celestial bodies
- night skyDarkness above after sunset
- star patternArrangement of pointed shapes
saucepan · chariot · ladle · circumpolar · Polaris
Named pattern of celestial bodies
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
- celestialOf the sky above
- magnitudeSize or scale
- declinationAngular distance from equator
stellar · light-years · binary star · supergiant · red dwarf · star chart · observatory · telescope
Jupiter's second-largest moon
- ZeusGreek sky god
- HeraOlympian marriage deity
- ArtemisGreek hunting goddess
- JupiterLargest solar system planet
nymph · transformation · Greek mythology · Roman mythology · Ovid · Metamorphoses · divine punishment · myth
Location-finding via astronomical observation
- PolarisCelestial north marker
- North StarPole-aligned celestial beacon
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
mariner · latitude · compass · nautical · seafaring · explorer · Polynesian · Viking
Northern hemisphere constellation
- she-bearFemale ursine mammal
- animalMulticellular motile organism
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
fur · den · wilderness · northern · grizzly · brown bear · totem · spirit animal
Big Dipper
Seven-star northern asterism
- PloughUK name for asterism
- stargazingObserving celestial bodies
- night skyDarkness above after sunset
star pattern · saucepan · chariot · ladle · circumpolar · Polaris
constellation
Named pattern of celestial bodies
declination · stellar · light-years · binary star · supergiant · red dwarf · star chart · observatory · telescope · binoculars
Callisto
Jupiter's second-largest moon
Jupiter · nymph · transformation · Greek mythology · Roman mythology · Ovid · Metamorphoses · divine punishment · myth · legend
celestial navigation
Location-finding via astronomical observation
- PolarisCelestial north marker
- North StarPole-aligned celestial beacon
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
sextant · mariner · latitude · compass · nautical · seafaring · explorer · Polynesian · Viking · bearing
Great Bear
Northern hemisphere constellation
- she-bearFemale ursine mammal
- animalMulticellular motile organism
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
claws · fur · den · wilderness · northern · grizzly · brown bear · totem · spirit animal · Native American
- astronomystars, moon, sun, planet, planets
- night skystars, moon, constellations, shooting stars, constellation
- Star Patternsconstellation, asterism, Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Orion
- Celestial Objectsstars, planets, moons, comets, galaxies
- Bearsbear, bears, grizzly bear, brown bear, black bear
- ancient astronomyepicycles, stars, deferent, celestial sphere, geocentric