The seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Minor.
Example sentencesExamples
The Little Dipper is not a constellation itself, but an asterism, which is a distinctive group of stars.
They will create a small glow-in-the-dark poster of the Big and Little Dippers or a constellation of their choice.
You can determine the magnitude limit of your sky with some help from stars in the Little Dipper.
Both the Big and Little Dippers are inextricably linked in mythology.
As mentioned above, the side of the Big Dipper's bowl points to Polaris in the Little Dipper.
The Big and Little Dippers are two groups of stars that are shaped like dippers, or cups with long handles.
What most people don't know, however, is that the Big and Little Dippers are not even constellations.
Two of the most famous asterisms in astronomy, the Big and Little Dippers hover above the pine trees at Carranza Field in the New Jersey Wharton State Forest.
The Little Dipper reaches its highest point in June and is best seen at 9: 00 p.m.
The Big and Little Dippers are part of the Big and Little Bears (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor).
Definition of Little Dipper in US English:
Little Dipper
proper noun
Astronomy
The seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Minor.
Example sentencesExamples
The Big and Little Dippers are two groups of stars that are shaped like dippers, or cups with long handles.
They will create a small glow-in-the-dark poster of the Big and Little Dippers or a constellation of their choice.
Both the Big and Little Dippers are inextricably linked in mythology.
The Little Dipper is not a constellation itself, but an asterism, which is a distinctive group of stars.
The Little Dipper reaches its highest point in June and is best seen at 9: 00 p.m.
The Big and Little Dippers are part of the Big and Little Bears (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor).
Two of the most famous asterisms in astronomy, the Big and Little Dippers hover above the pine trees at Carranza Field in the New Jersey Wharton State Forest.
You can determine the magnitude limit of your sky with some help from stars in the Little Dipper.
What most people don't know, however, is that the Big and Little Dippers are not even constellations.
As mentioned above, the side of the Big Dipper's bowl points to Polaris in the Little Dipper.