Friday, February 25, 2011

ursa major and ursa minor

The big bear. This constellation is easy to spot because of the big dipper in the back. So whenever you see the big dipper you know you are looking in the back of Ursa major. Ursa minor is the little bear. This constellation has the little dipper in it. the little also has something important in it. It has the pole star. the pole star is the closest star to the poles. It also never moves. The little dipper is made up of seven stars like the big dipper. That is what Ursa major and Ursa minor is.