URSA MAJOR adorns the sky — obvious, glittering, clearly defined, a constellation about which there can never beany doubt. Every one is familiar with it. Even those people who ‘really know ...

Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.

The constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (Mike Lynch) After evening twilight this time of year, the Big Dipper is perched upside down in the high northern sky. Ursa Major is one of the largest ...

The name “Arctic” comes from Arktos, the Greek word for bear. The Arctic lies under the constellations of the Great Bear and Little Bear, known in Latin as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

HERE: STAR-INSPIRED HOTEL OPENS ON MAINE CAMPUS. The stars shine bright in Central Maine, so it’s no surprise that the Hotel Ursa was inspired by the Ursa Major and Minor constellations and the ...

As viewed from latitude 40-degrees north Ursa Minor, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, ... This week, as darkness falls, we can view Ursa Major, low in the northwest sky.

Another building has also been erected to accompany them. Named after the North Star and the Ursa Major and Ursa Minor constellations, the hotel has been designed to feature a warm and inviting ...