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Big Dipper

The Big Dipper (Canada, US) or the Plough (UK, Ireland) is an 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. Four define a "bowl" or "body" and three define a "handle" or "head". It is recognized as a distinct grouping in many cultures. The North Star…

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related to Asian traditions · 39
Big Dipper → Alpha Ursae Majoris, Bak¹-dau² Cat¹-sing¹, BCE, Beidou, Beidou One, Beidou Yi, Buddhism, Bukdu Chilseong, Běi Dǒu, Běidǒu Qīxīng, Bắc, Cantonese Yale, Celestial Pivot, Chinese, Doumu, East Asian, Hokuto Shichisei, In, In Chinese, It
related to Guidepost · 35
Big Dipper → Alioth, Alkaid, Alphard, Arc, Arcturus, Aurigae, Boötis, By, Cap, Capella, Cassiopeia, Castor, Crossing, Draconis, Dubhe, Extending, Geminorum, Hydrae, Leo, Leonis
related to Arab astronomy · 15
Big Dipper → Arab, Arabic, Banāt Naʿsh, Banū Naʿsh, Bedouin, In, Islamic, Kubrā, Naʿsh, Such, The, The Arabic, This, Ursa Major, Western
related to Cultural associations · 15
Big Dipper → Amos, Arabs, Bible's Book, Both, Greek, However, Pleiades, Polaris, Seven Stars, The, The Big Dipper, There, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Whilst
related to In North America and Greenland · 14
Big Dipper → African-American, American, Canada, Charles's Wagon, Descriptions, Dipper, England, However, In, Jacob Green, Ladle, The, United States, Wain
related to Stars · 11
Big Dipper → Alcor, At, Bayer, Greek, Horse, In, Mizar, Rider, Together, UMa, Within Ursa Major
see also · 4
Big Dipper → Abenaki, Big DipperSaptarishiSeven Sages, Chinese, GreeceSwastika
is a · 1
Big Dipper → heavily associated motif in the manga and anime series Fist of the North Star

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Big Dipperis aheavily associated motif in the manga and anime series Fist of the North Star0.90text
Big Dipperrelated to Arab astronomyThe Arabic0.60section
Big Dipperrelated to Arab astronomyBanāt Naʿsh0.60section
Big Dipperrelated to Arab astronomyKubrā0.60section
Big Dipperrelated to Arab astronomyBanū Naʿsh0.60section
Big Dipperrelated to Arab astronomyNaʿsh0.60section
Big Dipperrelated to Arab astronomyWestern0.60section
Big Dipperrelated to Arab astronomyUrsa Major0.60section
Big Dipperrelated to Arab astronomyThe0.60section
Big Dipperrelated to Arab astronomyArab0.60section
Big Dipperrelated to Arab astronomyIn0.60section
Big Dipperrelated to Arab astronomyThis0.60section

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