Astronomy neophytes sometimes mistake the Pleiades star cluster for the Little Dipper because the brightest Pleiades stars ...

The Little Dipper is an asterism (star pattern) in the larger constellation of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. The most famous star in the constellation is Polaris.

The Little Dipper: Similar to the Big Dipper, only smaller, the Little Dipper is a ladle-shaped asterism within Ursa Minor. The Northern Cross: A cross-shaped asterism within the constellation ...

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No star in the Little Dipper is brighter than +2nd magnitude; most of the seven stars are +3rd or +4th (almost +5th). You need a reasonably dark northern sky, without moonlight to easily pick it out.

Polaris is the brightest star in Ursa Minor the Little Bear, which contains the asterism the Little Dipper. There’s a saying in astronomy: “Follow the arc to Arcturus and speed (or spike) to ...

No star in the Little Dipper is brighter than +2nd magnitude; most of the seven stars are +3rd or +4th (almost +5th). You need a reasonably dark northern sky, without moonlight to easily pick it out.

The real Little Dipper is much larger, yet far less noticeable. To find it, face north and look for the Big Dipper. Key in on two stars in the bowl, labeled Alpha (α) and Beta (β) on the Star ...

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The Little Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. The front two stars of the Little Dipper are Pherkad and Kochab.

Looking up in the northern sky the next clear, early autumn evening, catch the Little Dipper standing on its handle, and what I think of as King Cepheus’ "house" standing upside down on the peak ...