Big Dipper, Deep Sky . ... Credit Copyright: Lorand Fenyes Explanation: The Big Dipper is an easy to recognize, well-known asterism in northern skies, though many see the Plough or Wagon. Famous bright nebulae of the north can also be found along its familiar lines, highlighted in this carefully composed scene with telescopic insets framed in the wider-field skyview. ... Taken on January 16 , the wider-field view seems to include an extra star along the Dipper's handle, though. ...