1. The Little Dipper
... But it is the brightest star at the left of this well-composed, starry mosaic spanning about 23 degrees across the northern sky asterism dubbed the Little Dipper. ...
2. APOD: 2011 May 14 - The Little Dipper
... 2011 May 14 . The Little Dipper . Image Credit Copyright : Rogelio Bernal Andreo . ... left of this well-composed, starry mosaic spanning about 23 degrees across the northern sky asterism dubbed the Little Dipper ...
6. Finding the Pole Star
... Ursa Minor , the "Small Bear" or "Little Dipper" is a constellation somewhat resembling the Big Dipper, and Polaris is the last ...
7. Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground: Chapter Four
... Your students should be able to find the Big Dipper, North Star, and the Little Dipper from the exercises in Chapter 1. ... Help them locate Ursa Major (the Big Dipper), Polaris, the Little Dipper, and Cassiopeia. ...
8. http://www.princetonastronomy.org/papers/losmandy_manual.pdf
... This star, Polaris, is the end star in the handle of the Little Dipper. ... Since the Little Dipper (technically called Ursa Minor) is not one of the brightest ... Draw an imaginary line (away from the "pan") through them toward the Little Dipper. ...
9. ASP: Indiana Jones and the Astronomers of Yore
... From North America, the Little Dipper never sets; it just appears to rotate about a point in the sky called the north celestial pole, marked by the location of the North Star. ...