Ursa Minor (The little bear)

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Ursa Minor(The little bear)

• By Mike
• Class A
• 1/9/06

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Ursa Minor

• Abbreviation U.M.I.
• Translation The Lesser Bear

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• Ursa Minor is Visible in the northern hemisphere
  all year long
• Ursa Minor is also the little dipper and the bear
  is seen as the handle of the little dipper is the
  tail of the bear.
• To see this constellation you must be facing
  north.

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Position in sky

• The tip of the handle is the north star or
  Polaris

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Stars in Ursa Minor

• The main stars in Ursa Minor are Polaris, Yildun,
  Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Beta, and Gamma
• The brightest star in the constellations is
  Polaris, and the dullest star is Kochab.

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Myths

• her now fully-grown son Arcas was hunting in the
  woods when he saw a great bear which was, in
  fact, his own mother. As he lifted his bow and
  arrow to shoot her, Zeus quickly intervened, and
  changed Arcas into a little bear so that he
  immediately recognized his mother. The story has
  a happy ending as, lonely no more, Callisto and
  her son were transported to the heavens,
  thereafter to be known as the Ursa Major and Ursa
  Minor.

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Ending credits

• This presentation was made possible by
  
• Google images
• Special thanks to
• Mrs Nelson
• Constellation inc
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