- review stars of Big Dipper and ensure all are entered correctly
Astronomy Without a Telescope
- Merak (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
MERAK (Beta Ursae Majoris). High in the sky in northern spring evenings, just climbing above the northern horizon in southern hemisphere autumn, the Big Dipper – the “plough” in England – is among the most recognized and recognizable of figures, one of the first learned in a quest to know the constellations.
- Merak (star) (Wikipedia)
Merak /ˈmɪəræk/, also called Beta Ursae Majoris (β Ursae Majoris, abbreviated Beta UMa, β UMa), is a star in the northern constellation of Ursa Major.
