![]() ![]() The ecliptic plane holds certain constellations through which the sun appears to pass throughout the year. Many nebulae, stars, and various other objects for example are named after the constellations that they are observed in.įor example, the Orionids meteor shower that occurs every year in the month of October appears to emerge from the same direction of the Orion Constellation, which is also known as the Hunter. The celestial objects in the universe can be explained using the constellations in the sky.Celestial navigation has been of widespread use. Explorers and navigators found it easy to travel and find their way through tracking the location of the famous constellations.Constellations helped in determining the change of seasons in agriculture before the advent of the new calendars.Out of these 88 constellations, only a distinct of 60 constellations are visible completely at one time of the year or another.Ĭheck Important Notes for Motion of Celestial Bodies in SpaceĬonstellations were identified for a wide variety of reasons by the common people such as It also represents 10 water creatures, 2 insects, 9 birds, 2 centaurs, 1 head of hair, and 29 objects which are inanimate. At present, these Constellations represent 19 land animals along with 14 men and women. These constellations cover the entire sky across the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres. ISBN: 978-0691135564.Presently, 88 constellations in the night sky are officially recognized and named. Stars and Planets Guide, Collins, London. Ursa Minor Beta, a place in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.They were part of a story with the nearby constellations Boötes, Ursa Major, and Draco. They were Atlas' daughters, the Hesperides. ![]() In another story from early Greek mythology, the seven stars of the Little Dipper were seven sisters. The North Star used to be called Cynosura which means the dog's tail. This earlier tradition explains both the length of the tail and an older name for Polaris. However, one older version of the story has Boötes in place of Arcas. Greek mythology connected Ursa Minor and Ursa Major to the story of Callisto and Arcas. In some stories, the tail is so long because the baby bear was held by the tail and spun around the pole. The constellations Ursa Minor and Ursa Majorĭrawings of Ursa Minor often show it as a baby bear with an unusually long tail. There is one dwarf galaxy in the area of the constellation. It is also a way of testing your eyesight. This is helpful for people who live in cities where light can make dim stars hard to see. These stars are an easy guide to knowing what magnitude stars are visible. They are of second, third, fourth and fifth magnitude. The four stars in the "bowl" of the little dipper are very useful for star watchers. The second brightest star is β UMi (Kochab). It belongs to an unusual class of stars called Cepheid variables. It is a 'yellow-white' supergiant shining at 2.02 apparent magnitude. Polaris is the brightest star in the constellation. However, this will change after several hundred years because the Earth will change the direction of its axis. Ursa Minor is special because it includes the north celestial pole. It is now one of the 88 modern constellations. The ancient astronomer Ptolemy included Ursa Minor in his list of 48 constellations. The end of the handle is the North Star, called Polaris. Just like the related constellation Ursa Major, or the Big Bear or Big Dipper, it seems to have a long handle leading to a cup or ladle. It is often called the Little Bear or the Little Dipper. Ursa Minor is a constellation in the northern sky. Visible at latitudes between + 90° and −10°.īest visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of June. ![]()
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