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Starting from the handle, the main stars in the big dipper are Alkaid, Mizar and Alcar (an optical double star), Alioth, Megrez, then down to Phecda, across the bottom to Merak, and finally up to Dubhe on the lip. If you extend a line from Merak up through Dubhe about five times the distance, you should find Polaris, the North Star.
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How many stars form the big dipper's bowl?
there are 5 stars in the big dipper's bowl.
How cold and or hot is the big dipper?
The Big Dipper consists of several stars. Stars are the hottest thing there is.
Why Dr Stevan Dipper name the big Dipper?
because when he looked at the sky he saw the stars he connected the stars and he connected one and he called it big dipper because he was the first one to discover the big dipper.
What are the three major stars that make up Big Dipper?
The Big Dipper is made up of 7 major stars.
Where did the big dipper come from?
the formation of stars, through the gathering of certain gases. the stars in the big dipper arrangement just happen to look like a big dipper, hence its name
How many stars form the big dipper's bowl?
there are 5 stars in the big dipper's bowl.
How cold and or hot is the big dipper?
The Big Dipper consists of several stars. Stars are the hottest thing there is.
Why Dr Stevan Dipper name the big Dipper?
because when he looked at the sky he saw the stars he connected the stars and he connected one and he called it big dipper because he was the first one to discover the big dipper.
What are the three major stars that make up Big Dipper?
The Big Dipper is made up of 7 major stars.
Where did the big dipper come from?
the formation of stars, through the gathering of certain gases. the stars in the big dipper arrangement just happen to look like a big dipper, hence its name
How many stars are there in the big dipper?
8 stars
What is the big dipper made out of?
Stars
What is the big dipper position in polaris?
It is the last star at the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper. The Big Dipper's first two bowl stars (often called the pointer stars) point towards Polaris, but Polaris is not in the Big Dipper.
How many stars fill the bowl of the Big Dipper?
there is about 1800 in the Big dipper!
Can the big dipper move?
The Big Dipper is made up of several stars, and these, of course, can and do move.
The pointer stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper point toward?
The Big Dipper is one of the most recognizable groups of stars in the sky. The pointer stars in the bowl of the dipper point toward the North Star.
How do you see the big dipper?
you look at the brightest star in the sky then you follow a chain of stars to the big dipper
