The constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, also known as the Plough or Big Dipper. The stars forming it are (left-right) Alkaid, Alcor/Mizar (th

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The constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, also known as the Plough or Big Dipper. The stars forming it are (left-right) Alkaid, Alcor/Mizar (the pair), Alioth, Megrez, Phekda, Merak & Dubhe.

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Keywords: alcaid, alioth, astronomy, big, constellation, cosmology, dipper, dubhe, major, merak, mizar, plough, science, star, stars, stellar, ursa