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Constellation of Ursa Major

by

B&S.Fletcher/Novapix

Reference

a-cst38-00039

Date

2010-01-15

This photo of the constellation Ursa Major, better known as The Big Dipper clearly shows the main "naked eye" stars that make up the shape of "the dipper" enlarged in their true color. The Big Dipper is actually just the tail section of Usa Major, "The Great Bear", which is a very large constellation in the Northern sky.