Transcript Ursa Minor (The little bear)

Ursa Minor
(The little bear)
By Mike
Class A
1/9/06
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Ursa Minor
• Abbreviation: U.M.I.
• Translation: The Lesser Bear
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Ursa Minor is Visible in the
northern hemisphere all year long
• Ursa Minor is also the little dipper
and the bear is seen as the handle
of the little dipper is the tail of the
bear.
To see this constellation you must be
facing north.
Position in sky
• The tip of the handle is the north star or Polaris
Stars in Ursa Minor
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The main stars in Ursa Minor are
Polaris, Yildun, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta,
Beta, and Gamma
The brightest star in the
constellations is Polaris, and the
dullest star is Kochab.
Myths
• her now fully-grown son Arcas was
hunting in the woods when he saw a
great bear which was, in fact, his own
mother. As he lifted his bow and arrow
to shoot her, Zeus quickly intervened,
and changed Arcas into a little bear so
that he immediately recognized his
mother. The story has a happy ending
as, lonely no more, Callisto and her son
were transported to the heavens,
thereafter to be known as the Ursa
Major and Ursa Minor.
Ending credits
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