Ursa Minor
noun
Ur·sa Mi·nor
ˌər-sə-ˈmī-nər 
: a constellation that includes the north pole of the heavens and the stars which form the Little Dipper with the North Star at the tip of the handle
called also Little Bear
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A little higher in the northern sky, hanging upside down, is the Little Dipper, otherwise known as Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
The constellation hovers just above Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (the Big Dipper and Little Dipper, respectively).
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024
In this far-off galaxy cluster, located roughly three billion light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Minor, gold and neon purple dots represent entire galaxies.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2024
Bode’s Galaxy And The Cigar Galaxy When: after dark all month
Where: northern sky
Ursa Minor and Ursa Major are home to two galaxies that look stunning in an 8-inch telescope.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The Little Dipper is also known as Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2024
Watch near the Ursa Minor constellation that night and evening to see up to three meteors per hour.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024
The radiant, or the point in the sky where the meteors appear to emanate from, is the constellation Ursa Minor, the smaller celestial bear that contains the Little Dipper.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Jan. 2024
But that’s not an option: ALMA observes the Southern Hemisphere, and MACS0647-JD is nestled between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor in the north.
—Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 11 July 2023
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
The constellation hovers just above Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (the Big Dipper and Little Dipper, respectively).
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2024
In this far-off galaxy cluster, located roughly three billion light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Minor, gold and neon purple dots represent entire galaxies.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2024
Bode’s Galaxy And The Cigar Galaxy When: after dark all month
Where: northern sky
Ursa Minor and Ursa Major are home to two galaxies that look stunning in an 8-inch telescope.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The Little Dipper is also known as Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2024
Watch near the Ursa Minor constellation that night and evening to see up to three meteors per hour.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024
The radiant, or the point in the sky where the meteors appear to emanate from, is the constellation Ursa Minor, the smaller celestial bear that contains the Little Dipper.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Jan. 2024
But that’s not an option: ALMA observes the Southern Hemisphere, and MACS0647-JD is nestled between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor in the north.
—Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 11 July 2023
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Ursa Minor
noun
Ursa Mi·nor
-ˈmī-nər
: the group of stars that includes the north pole of the heavens and the stars which form the Little Dipper with the North Star at the tip of the handle
called also Little Bear
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