It is the brightest star at the left of this well-composed starry mosaic spanning about 23 degrees across the northern sky asterism dubbed theLittleDipper.
它是这张精心构图的星图左侧最亮的恒星,横跨北部天空偏星约23度,被称为小北斗星。
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Sliding your cursor over the picture will locate Polaris and the NCP as well as other stars of theLittleDipper.
把鼠标在图片上划过(译注:参见原文地址),就会标识出北极星和 NCP,以及小熊座中的其他星星。
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Our teacher said that as long as we can see thelittledipper then it's dark enough to watch meteor showers.