Sky Tonight—February 8, Use Big Dipper’s Pointers to find Polaris
A well-known trick for finding the North Star, or Polaris, is that the two outermost stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper point to Polaris
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—September 7, Use Big Dipper to find Polaris, the North Star
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science www.EarthSky.org Tonight’s chart shows the Polaris, the Big and Little Dippers for a September evening. Notice that a line from the two…
Earthsky Tonight—August 3, Dipper points to Polaris, plus see Mizar and Alcor
Arabian stargazers called Mizar and Alcor the “horse and rider.” These stars are a good test of the night’s viewing conditions: if you cannot see Alcor, there might be thin…