Posted by Bruce McClure in ASTRONOMY ESSENTIALS | FAVORITE STAR PATTERNS |April 2, 2018
A fixture of the northern sky, the Big and Little Dippers swing around the north star Polaris like riders on a Ferris wheel. They go full circle around Polaris once a day – or once every 23 hours and 56 minutes. If you live at temperate latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, simply look northward and chances are that you’ll see the Big Dipper in your nighttime sky. It looks just like its namesake.
Learn more here>>> https://earthsky.org/favorite-star-patterns/big-and-little-dippers-highlight-northern-sky
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