Constellations of the Great Bear and Little Bear - Constellations of Ursa Major and Ursa...

Constellations of the Great Bear and Little Bear - Constellations of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor - At the top, the large carriage, asterism of the Great Bear; at the bottom, the small carriage, asterism of the Little Bear that houses the polar star, the star that currently indicates the position of the northern Celestial pole, at the end of the pan handle. Photo obtained around 10 pm on March 21 in New Jersey - USA. The Big Dipper is an asterism that makes up part of the constellation of Ursa Major, The Big Bear, is seen at the top center of the image. The Little Dipper, part of the constellation of Ursa Minor, The Little Bear, is seen at the bottom center. The two stars at the end of the bowl of the Big Dipper are called the “Pointer Stars”” because a line drawn between them points to Polaris, the North Star. Image taken about 10 pm on March 21, in New Jersey, USA