Ursa Minor
Ursa Minor, Latin for 'Little Bear', is a small northern circumpolar constellation best known for containing Polaris—the current North Star—at the end of the Little Dipper’s handle. It spans 256 square degrees, is visible all year from northern latitudes, and has been used for navigation due to its stable position near the north celestial pole.
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APODs including "Ursa Minor"
The Little Dipper
14/05/2011
At 2nd magnitude, Polaris is far from the brightest star in the night sky. But it is the brightest star at the left of this well-composed, starry mosaic spanning about 23 degrees across the northern sky asterism dubbed the Little Dipper. Polaris is famous as the North Pole Star, a friend to navigators and astrophotographers alike, but it's not located exactly at the North Celestial Pole (NCP) either. It's presently offset from the NCP by 0.7 degrees. Sliding your cursor over the picture will locate Polaris and the NCP as well as other stars of the Little Dipper. The stars are shown with their proper names preceded by their greek alphabet designations within the ancient constellation Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. Dust clouds suspended above the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy are also faintly visible throughout the wide field of view.