APOD: 2017 November 21 - Big Dipper over Pyramid Mountain
WEBKnown in the USA as the Big Dipper, the stars are part of a constellation designated by the International Astronomical Union in 1922 as the Great Bear (Ursa Major). The recognized star names of these stars are (left to right) Alkaid, Mizar/Alcor, Alioth, Megrez, Phecda, Merak, and Dubhe.
Hubble Looks at a Face-On Grand Spiral - NASA Science
WEBOct 4, 2023 · This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope features the Grand Design Spiral, NGC 3631, located some 53 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major. The “arms” of grand design spirals appear to wind around and into the galaxy’s nucleus.
Ursa Major Constellation
WEBUrsa Major, the Great Bear, is the largest constellation in the northern sky. It is home to the Big Dipper asterism, formed by its seven brightest stars, and to many well-known deep sky objects.
The Great Bear Constellation — Ursa Major - Star Walk
WEBMay 24, 2022 · Ursa Major brightest stars. The most known Ursa Major stars are the ones that form the Big Dipper: Benetnash (Alkaid), Mizar-Alcor, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phad (Phecda). Mizar-Alcor is a system that contains at least three pairs of stars, but it looks like a single star to the naked eye.
APOD: 2011 June 24 - The Big Dipper
WEBJun 24, 2011 · Dubhe, alpha star of the dipper's parent constellation Ursa Major is at the upper right. Together with beta star Merak below, the two form a line pointing the way to Polaris and the North Celestial Pole off the top edge of the field.
APOD: 2006 March 17 - The Big Dipper Cluster - Astronomy Picture of the Day
WEBPart of the larger constellation of Ursa Major, the bright dipper stars above are named (left to right along the dipper) Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar/Alcor, and Alkaid. Of course, stars in any given constellation are unlikely to be physically related.
Messier 101 (The Pinwheel Galaxy) - NASA Science
WEBLocated 25 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major, M101 has an apparent magnitude of 7.9. It can be spotted through a small telescope and is most easily observed during June.
Ursa Major Constellation — A guide to the Big Bear | Space
WEBMar 6, 2023 · Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is the third-largest constellation in the sky and the largest constellation in the Northern Hemisphere. It includes the Big Dipper asterism and is...
Jupiter-Size Planet Found Orbiting Star in Big Dipper
WEBSep 12, 2024 · A team of astronomers has found a Jupiter-size planet in a circular orbit around a faint nearby star, raising intriguing prospects of finding a solar system with characteristics similar to our own. The planet is the second found to orbit the star 47 Ursae Majoris (47 UMa) in the Big Dipper, also known as Ursa Major or the Big Bear.
An Infrared View of the M81 Galaxy - NASA
WEBSep 4, 2019 · Located in the northern constellation of Ursa Major, which also includes the Big Dipper, nearby galaxy Messier 81 is easily visible through binoculars or a small telescope. M81 is located at a distance of 12 million light-years.