The seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear, form this well-known asterism which is known as the Big Dipper. Photograph by Jamie Cooper.

Officially, the Dipper is not a full-fledged constellation, but an asterism — just a part of the constellation known as Ursa Major, the Great Bear. And indeed, Ursa Major is a big bear.

The Big Dipper is an asterism in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). One of the most familiar star shapes in the northern sky, it is a useful navigation tool. Asterisms are prominent ...

Summer is a good time to view the Big Dipper because it's high in the northern sky during the evening. The Big Dipper is not ...

Southern Hemisphere. But for those who live in the Southern Hemisphere, it is not the Big Dipper that people choose as their guide to the night sky - but rather, it's the constellation known as ...

Week of April 13-19, 2025 Spring has sprung in the Earth's Northern Hemisphere, and with it come some pleasant evenings perfect for stargazing. And front and center right now appears one of the ...

This week on Star Watch you will be able to see multiple planets in the night sky and the big and little dipper constellations. Friday, June 28, at 11 PM you will be able to see 2 planets in the sky.

The star chart shows the prominent constellation, bright stars and planets that can be seen from Loveland at 11 p.m. MDT on March 1, at 10 p.m. MDT in the middle of the month and at 9 p.m. MDT at ...