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Ursa Major

Ursa Major, Latin for 'Great Bear,' is a prominent constellation in the northern sky. It is the third-largest constellation and contains the Big Dipper asterism, which is often used as a navigational aid due to its proximity to Polaris, the North Star.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "Ursa Major"

M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind

M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind

06/10/2011

Aurora Over Greenland

Aurora Over Greenland

23/08/2011

The Big Dipper

The Big Dipper

24/06/2011

Messier 101

Messier 101

15/04/2011

Messier 106

Messier 106

19/03/2011

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841 Close Up

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841 Close Up

19/02/2011

M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind

M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind

19/12/2010

M81 and Arp's Loop

M81 and Arp's Loop

09/12/2010

Galaxies on a String

Galaxies on a String

02/07/2010

Northern and Southern Owls

Northern and Southern Owls

06/05/2010

Kemble's Cascade

Kemble's Cascade

28/01/2010

Spitzer's M101

Spitzer's M101

30/12/2009

Mount Rushmore's Starry Night

Mount Rushmore's Starry Night

04/07/2009

Dunhuang Star Atlas

Dunhuang Star Atlas

19/06/2009

Messier 106

Messier 106

29/05/2009

Galaxies on a String

Galaxies on a String

31/07/2008

Spitzer's M101

Spitzer's M101

25/07/2008

Extra Galaxies

Extra Galaxies

17/07/2008

M81: Feeding a Black Hole

M81: Feeding a Black Hole

27/06/2008

Alborz Mountain Milky Way

Alborz Mountain Milky Way

03/05/2008

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841

29/03/2008

NGC 4013 and the Tidal Stream

NGC 4013 and the Tidal Stream

07/02/2008

Bright Spiral Galaxy M81 from Hubble

Bright Spiral Galaxy M81 from Hubble

29/05/2007

Bright Spiral Galaxy M81 in Ultraviolet from Galex

Bright Spiral Galaxy M81 in Ultraviolet from Galex

15/05/2007

M81 in Ursa Major

M81 in Ursa Major

27/04/2007

Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 2685

Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 2685

16/02/2007

The Big Dipper

The Big Dipper

08/01/2007

Extra Galaxies

Extra Galaxies

31/08/2006

Bright Galaxy M81

Bright Galaxy M81

07/07/2006

M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind

M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind

25/04/2006