My Art of Astronomy: Why Are the Dippers in the Sky Called Bears? (Part 3)
It is easy to find the seven brightest stars lying in the shape of a dipper. In fact, that is what it is called, the Big Dipper. Near it are also other stars, though they are not as bright.
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://s21.postimg.org/aam941207/big_dipper.jpg)
All together they look like the head and legs of an animal with the handle of the dipper as its long tail.
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://s10.postimg.org/n292dgjpl/ursa_major.jpg)
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://s14.postimg.org/j0cg7p641/great_bear.jpg)
That constellation is called Ursa Major, or the Great Bear, though a real bear's tail is not long, but very short.
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Thank you very much for the verification. :)