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Big Dipper Constellation Finder tool displaying labeled constellations in the Northern Hemisphere, with a circular star map and search options on the left. M82 (NGC 3034), irregular galaxy in Ursa Major. This photograph is a combination of three images taken in blue, yellow-green, and red light, January 1983. M81, spiral galaxy in Ursa Major Figure 7: Omega Centauri (M3), the most imposing globular cluster in the Milky Way Galaxy. M101, spiral galaxy in Ursa Major Diagram showing the seven main stars of the Big Dipper-Merak, Dubhe, Phecda, Mizar, Alkaid, Alioth, and Megrez-labeled with their names and distances from Earth in light-years, with lines connecting each star to Earth and a blue plane illustrating the constellation's apparent shape as seen from 50 light-years away.
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View of the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31, M31).
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Ursa major constellation illustration art. (Big Dipper) stars, space, night sky)
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Big Dipper
The stars of the Big Dipper in the constellation Ursa Major.
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M82 (NGC 3034), irregular galaxy in Ursa Major. This photograph is a combination...
George Jacoby—Copyright AURA Inc./National Optical Astronomy Observatories/National Science Foundation
M81, spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
Palomar Observatory/California Institute of Technology
Figure 7: Omega Centauri (M3), the most imposing globular cluster in the Milky Way...
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M101, spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
Palomar Observatory/California Institute of Technology
Although the stars of the Big Dipper seem to belong together, they are actually widely...
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Interactive constellation finder that displays information about constellations and...
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