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Visualised in BSL
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The Plough is one of the largest and
most well-known asterisms in the night sky!
Recommend to be first recognisable pattern in your night sky – The Plough
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Ursa Major, The Plough
- Ursa Major is visible all year round from the UK.
o - To find Ursa Major, do a naked-eye search for the Plough in the northern sky.
o - You can see the bright stars of Ursa Major with the unaided eye – the less light pollution there is, the more stars you will see.
o - There are seven brightest stars in the Big Dipper (see image above);
– Alkaid
– Mizar & Alcor
– Alioth
– Megrez
– Phecda
– Merak
– Dubhe
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Other names for The Plough
- The Plough is also known in the UK.
o - The Plough is also known in the US or Canada as The Big Dipper.
o - The Plough is also known in France as The Saucepan.
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BSL Version
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