Top tips for stargazing How to spot famous constellations and asterisms The Plough Ursa Major Ursa Minor Cygnus - a summer constellation Orion - a winter constellation There's nothing better ...

Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear ... In antiquity, it was one of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD, drawing on earlier works by Greek, Egyptian ...

The part of the world where we live lies exactly halfway between Earth’s equator and the North Pole. Mid-latitude locations like Minnesota’s feature distinct seasons in which the ...

connect-the-dots pattern made of stars lying either within a single constellation or in neighboring constellations. In the case of the Big Dipper, it's part of the constellation Ursa Major the ...