This recurrent nova, located approximately 3,000 light-years away in the constellation ... finding the "Blaze Star" is most easily done by first locating the Big Dipper/Plough, one of the most ...

Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven stars known as the Big Dipper (or, in other countries, the Plough ...

We in North America call it the Big Dipper, but those in Great Britain know it as the Plough. Stargazers in Germany and Scandinavian countries recognize it as a wagon. Its “drinking gourd” shape even ...

Cathal McCann, Political Director of the Labour Party, explained the history and significance of the Starry Plough over e-mail last summer: “This constellation points towards the northern star ...

Instead, it is known as the Plough, due to its resemblance to ... It is the brightest star in the constellation. Its apparent magnitude of 1.77 makes it the 31st brightest star in the night ...

On the field a yellow plough outlined in black and seven silver stars also outlined in black ... the Irish Citizen Army and depicts part of the constellation of Ursa Major, known as The Plough ...

The Plough, sometimes known as The Big Dipper ... which is a group of stars in a simple cross shape. The other stars in the constellation of Cygnus are extensions of this cross shape.