Ursa Major

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Meaning

Ursa Major

(astronomy) A large circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism the Big Dipper and the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.

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Andromeda Breakthrough is a sequel to A for Andromeda and Into Deepest Space is a sequel to Rockets in Ursa Major. Source: Internet

Arcas almost shoots the bear, but to avert the tragedy, Jupiter turns Arcas into a bear too and puts them both in the sky, forming Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Source: Internet

For instance, Bodifee and Berger propose the informal, descriptive name Callimorphus Ursae Majoris main for the well-formed barred galaxy Messier 109 in Ursa Major. Source: Internet

Johannes Hevelius drew Ursa Major as if being viewed from outside the celestial sphere. Source: Internet

Notable features The constellation Ursa Major as it can be seen by the unaided eye. Source: Internet

Characteristics Ursa Major occupies a large area in the northern celestial hemisphere. Source: Internet

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