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Fun facts!
Fun facts!
Ursa Major contains a double star, a nebula, and several distant galaxies that can be seen with a telescope. And it has one meteor shower associated with it: the Ursids. The Ursids happen every year during late December and peaks around the time of the winter solstice.
To the Inuits, the Big Dipper is a caribou, while to the Iroqouis of North America the three stars of the Great Bear’s tail were three hunters chasing the bear. And Arab astronomers saw the Great Bear as a coffin and the bear’s unusually long tail as a line of mourners.
Although the constellations wheel across the sky, their shapes seem to stay the same. We can still recognize the Great Bear year after year. But actually the constellations are changing shape, albeit very slowly. In 10,000 years’ time the shape of the Great Bear will be different.
Story (If you would like to hear about the story rather then read it you can watch the video!! :3)
Story (If you would like to hear about the story rather then read it you can watch the video!! :3)
The nymph Callisto was out hunting when Zeus fell in love with her. After she gave birth to Zeus’s child, his wife, Hera, became jealous and changed Callisto into a bear. For 15 years, Callisto roamed the woods trapped in the body of a bear. Meanwhile, her son, Arcas, grew up and became a hunter. One day, Arcas was hunting when he spotted a bear—Callisto. She recognized her son, but he didn't recognize his mother. He was about to throw his spear at the bear when Zeus stopped him. Rather than allow Arcas to kill Callisto, Zeus placed the son and mother in the sky as Boötes and the Great Bear.
Major stars in the Constellation
Major stars in the Constellation
Epsilon Ursae Majoris (Alioth), Alpha Ursae Majoris (Dubhe), Beta Ursae Majoris (Merak), Eta Ursae Majoris (Alkaid), Gamma Ursae Majoris (Phecda), Delta Ursae Majoris (Megrez), Zeta Ursae Majoris (Mizar
^ These seven stars make up the Big Dipper ^
80 Ursae Majoris (Alcor), W Ursae Majoris, Messier 40, 47 Ursae Majoris
Nu & Xi Ursae Majoris (Alula Borealis & Australis/“The First Leap”), Lambda & Mu Ursae Majoris (Tania Borealis & Australis/”The Second Leap”), Iota & Kappa Ursae Majoris (Talitha Borealis & Australis/”The Third Leap”)
Omicron Ursae Majoris (Muscida), Groombridge 1830, Lalande 21185, Psi Ursae Majoris
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