EarthSky Tonight—Tonight Oct. 27, Where is the Big Dipper on these autumn evenings?
However, Merak, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez and Phecda are part of a single star grouping
Earthsky Tonight — April 9: Star-hop to Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs
Tonight, we star-hop to the constellation Canes Venatici the Hunting Dogs by using the Big Dipper and Leo.