Encyclopedia >  Science and Technology  >  Astronomy and Space Exploration  >  Constellations

Big Dipper

Big Dipper, familiar configuration of stars visible in the constellation Ursa Major (see Ursa Major and Ursa Minor).

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on Big Dipper from Fact Monster:

  • Ursa Major and Ursa Minor - Ursa Major and Ursa Minor Ursa Major and Ursa Minor [Lat.,=the great bear; the little bear], two ...
  • The Constellations - The Constellations Constellations are groupings of stars that form easily recognized and remembered ...
  • Constellations Quiz: 1 - Constellations Quiz Learn all about astronomy. Question 1: The Big Dipper is part of Ursa ...
  • Boötes - Boötes Boötes [Gr.,=the herdsman], northern constellation located to the SE of the Big ...
  • Polaris - Polaris Polaris or North Star,star nearest the north celestial pole (see equatorial coordinate ...

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Constellations