Orion
Betelgeuse/Constellations

Ursa Minor
The seven main stars that form Ursa Minor are also known as the Little Dipper, whereas the seven brightest stars of Ursa Major constitute the famous pattern known as the Big Dipper.

Ursa Minor is colloquially known in the US as the Little Dipper because its seven brightest stars seem to form the shape of a dipper (ladle or scoop).

Pleiades
The Pleiades star cluster – also known as the Seven Sisters or M45 – is visible from virtually every part of the globe. It’s seen from as far north as the North Pole and farther south than the southernmost tip of South America. It looks like a tiny misty dipper of stars.

The Little Dipper is an asterism in the larger constellation of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. Asterisms are patterns of stars of similar brightness.

The constellation Orion is one of the most recognizable patterns in the night sky, visible around the world. But if you’ve looked at Orion recently and thought something seemed off, you’re not wrong: The giant red star Betelgeuse, which marks the hunter’s right shoulder, is the dimmest it’s been in almost a century.

Despite its size and designation as the eighth-largest constellation, Draco, the “dragon” constellation, is not especially prominent. The name is derived from the Latin term draconem, meaning “huge serpent,” and the constellation literally snakes its way through the northern sky.

constellation Ursa Major
Both the Big and the Little Dipper belong to the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Kochab and Pherkad are the 2 outermost stars in the bowl of the Little Dipper. They used to be pole stars! Now about the star Polaris.

Notice the two outer stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper. They are called Dubhe and Merak, and they’re known in skylore as The Pointers. An imaginary line drawn between them points to Polaris, the North Star. And, once you have Polaris, you can find the Little Dipper, too … if your sky is dark enough.

Its name means “the twins” in Latin. It represents the twins Castor and Pollux, two Greek heroes who were among the men Jason led on his voyages on the Argo.

Where is the Little Dipper Located? The Little Dipper is part of the constellation of Ursa Major, the 56th largest constellation in the sky. This constellation is located in the third quadrant of the northern hemisphere (NQ3), and it is visible between +90o and -10o.

The Big Dipper is one of the most easily recognizable asterisms in the night sky, found in the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. The Big Dipper is well known in many cultures and goes by many names, among them the Plough, the Great Wagon, Saptarishi, and the Saucepan.

Polaris ( /poʊˈlɛərɪs/ ), designated α Ursae Minoris ( Latinized to Alpha Ursae Minoris, abbreviated Alpha UMi , α UMi), commonly the North Star or Pole Star , is the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor. It is very close to the north celestial pole , making it the current northern pole star.

The asterism of the Big Dipper (shown in this star map in green) lies within the constellation of Ursa Major. The Big Dipper (US, Canada) or the Plough (UK, Ireland) is a large asterism consisting of seven bright stars of the constellation Ursa Major; six of them are of second magnitude and one, Megrez (δ), of third magnitude.

Octans is a faint constellation in the far southern sky. It is home to the south celestial pole and the southern pole star, Sigma Octantis (Polaris Australis).