Ursa Major and Big Dipper

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Ursa Major and Big Dipper, in the night sky over Vale do Tua, Portugal. The Big Dipper is an asterism of seven stars in the constellation of Ursa Major (the Great Bear), forming the well-known shape seen here. The stars are: Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar and Alkaid.

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Keywords: -, alioth, alkaid, asterism, astronomical, astronomy, big, constellation, dipper, dubhe, major, megrez, merak, mizar, night, phecda, pine, portugal, portuguese, sky, starry, stars, time, tree, tua, ursa, vale