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Download Solution PDFThe constellation 'Ursa Major' is also known as _______.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is The Great Bear.
Key Points
A constellation is a group of stars that forms an imaginary pattern on the celestial sphere.
Saptarshi (The Great Bear)
- It is also called great bear Constellation or big bear Constellation or the Ursa Major
- It consists of seven stars which makes a pattern that looks like a big bear. This can be seen in July.
URSA minor
- It is a constellation in the Northern Sky.
- The constellation’s name means “the smaller bear,” or “the lesser bear.
- It contains the Little Dipper asterism.
- Ursa Minor is also notable for marking the location of the north celestial pole.
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